renters rights

Being a renter can be stressful with a shortage of properties on the market, rising rents and a lack of security for tenants. 

But what you might not know is there’s evidence that renting is accelerating the biological ageing process. 

That’s according to a peer reviewed study from the University of Essex in the UK and Adelaide University. 

Today, one of the report’s authors, Emma Baker, on how DNA testing has shown renting can be bad for your health. 

Featured: 

Emma Baker, Professor of Housing Research at the University of Adelaide

Housing has been an ongoing pressure point for the Albanese Government. And next week, the Prime Minister will meet with state leaders at National Cabinet to secure action on housing supply and rental reforms, but what will we realistically see come from the meeting?

And the Opposition has used Question Time to pepper the Government with questions over the proposed Voice to Parliament.  So, does the Coalition’s re-election strategy depend on the Voice failing?

Phil Coorey, Political Editor at the Australian Financial Review joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly on the Party Room.

Housing has been an ongoing pressure point for the Albanese Government. And next week, the Prime Minister will meet with state leaders at National Cabinet to secure action on housing supply and rental reforms, but what will we realistically see come from the meeting?

And the Opposition has used Question Time to pepper the Government with questions over the proposed Voice to Parliament.  So, does the Coalition’s re-election strategy depend on the Voice failing?

Phil Coorey, Political Editor at the Australian Financial Review joins Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly on the Party Room.

There are a lot of pros and cons to renting an apartment. On one hand, there’s no freer feeling than being able to pick up and move to anywhere your heart desires at the end of your lease. On the other hand – good luck if you want to customize that space with anything more than a paint job…. In this episode of Grown-Up Stuff: How to Adult, we’re talking to New York real estate broker Mark Metzger from the Corcoran Group to learn some tips on how to find an apartment and the terms we need to know to better understand our lease. Plus, discover the best strategies for how to negotiate your lease terms and lock in a lower rent. 

Learn about your rights as a renter by checking out your city’s or state’s Department of Housing website: 

• New York City, NY- https://hcr.ny.gov/division-housing-and-community-renewal 
• Boston, MA - https://www.boston.gov/departments/housing 
• Los Angeles, CA - https://housing.lacity.org/ 
• San Francisco, CA - https://sf.gov/topics/housing 
• Chicago - https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/doh.html 
• Austin, TX - https://www.austintexas.gov/page/tenant-stabilization-and-renters-rights 
• Minneapolis, MN - https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/property-housing/ 

Cited Sources: 

• 2021 Census Data on Renting
• Changes in New York State Rent Law 
• City of Boston Rent Stabilization
• “Portland Voters Reject Rent Control Changes” (H/T NBC News Center: Maine)
• “Rent Control Versus Rent Stabilization: What it All Means for Landlords” (Forbes)

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