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When Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic allies sought to overhaul land use rules in the state last year in hopes of spurring more housing development they faced immediate blowback from municipalities intent on protecting their local control. Seeking housing solutions From the mountains to the prairies, Colorado’s housing crisis is squeezing state residents in ways that make drastic choices an all-too-common part of their cost-of-living calculus. Click here to read more from this series. But one Front Range city publicly…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain After Hurricane Katrina, 29% of single-family homes were damaged in Louisiana versus 35% of rental units, but while 62% of homeowners received disaster recovery assistance, only 18% of renters received similar aid. Louisiana isn't unique. Renters are an especially vulnerable population after natural disasters. They…

Photo: Solect Energy Renters can’t access rooftop solar benefits because they don’t own their roofs – but this workaround will reduce your electricity bill. Electrek spoke with Bruce Stewart, CEO of Perch Energy, one of the US’s largest pure-play community solar providers that’s connected over 23,000 subscriptions, about how renters can tap into solar. And community solar’s potential is vast – the US could add nearly 1 terawatt of community solar capacity if all technically viable community…

Colorado is in the midst of an ongoing housing crisis. The Denver Post is looking at some of the policies and programs that individual cities have enacted to drive more affordable housing development within their borders. Reporters Joe Rubino, Seth Klamann and Aldo Svaldi are looking to talk to people living in affordable housing or who are cost-burdened and would benefit from affordable housing. If you’re interested in sharing your experience for an article, please fill out the information below. Colorado is in the…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Even as housing markets cool in some areas, housing affordability in Canada is the worst in over four decades due, in part, to sustained post-pandemic inflation and comparatively higher interest rates. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation—the federal Crown corporation responsible for administering…

Conditions are looking up for tenants in metro Denver and Boulder as more new apartments keep rolling into the market, keeping rents in check and providing more options for those looking for housing, according to a quarterly update from the Apartment Association of Metro Denver. The average rent for an apartment in the seven-county metro area, including Boulder, was $1,870 in the fourth quarter, which is down from $1,888 in the third quarter and not much above the average of $1,838 a year earlier. Two years ago, the…

A former Colorado tenant has sued real estate giant Greystar — the nation’s largest apartment management company — over hidden charges and “junk fees” charged for items including pest control and valet trash service. Nichole Collins, a tenant until April in a Lakewood apartment complex called The Hamptons, filed the lawsuit in Denver District Court on Jan. 9. She and her attorneys hope to join forces with other Greystar renters statewide in a class-action case challenging the fees and other billing charges tucked within…

If you’re struggling with mistreatment by a landlord, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office wants you to report it. The state’s attorney general is now able to investigate potential violations of housing laws and to utilize civil and criminal enforcement actions because of a state law that took effect in May 2022. On Tuesday, the Department of Law took action for the first time by reaching a $1 million settlement with Boulder-based Four Star Realty after the property management company illegally charged residents for…

A Front Range property management company has agreed to pay about $1 million to the state after illegally billing tenants for standard apartment services like repairs, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday. Boulder-based Four Star Realty reached the settlement with Attorney General Phil Weiser after an investigation by the Colorado Department of Law exposed multiple instances of the company charging renters for unnecessary work, unrelated damages and other fees not outlined in their leases. The…

A Denver man found himself indicted on federal fraud charges in an $8.5 million vacation rental scam on Airbnb and Vrbo that not only allegedly defrauded thousands, but also racially discriminated against guests, in 10 states over several years. Shaunik Raheja, 34, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday, alongside Miami resident Shray Goel, 35, on claims that the pair ran “a double-booking, bait-and-switch scam” through online marketplaces Airbnb and Vrbo. Deceptive vacation rental listings and phony…