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Hundreds of displaced Houston residents still eligible for Federal Relocation Assistance after apartment buyouts in 2021
Read full article: Hundreds of displaced Houston residents still eligible for Federal Relocation Assistance after apartment buyouts in 2021Families displaced from four flood-prone apartment complexes in Houston may be eligible for federal relocation assistance, but many are still unaccounted for, with hundreds of residents yet to claim the aid they’re entitled to under federal law.
Steps City of Houston is taking to crack down on short-term rentals used as ‘party houses’
Read full article: Steps City of Houston is taking to crack down on short-term rentals used as ‘party houses’Many Houston residents have voiced their frustrations with short-term rentals being used as party houses, and a city council member is looking to educate and inform so homeowners have the legal tools necessary to fight back.
‘I don’t feel safe’: Northwest Harris County residents say squatters are ruining their neighborhood
Read full article: ‘I don’t feel safe’: Northwest Harris County residents say squatters are ruining their neighborhoodTexas Central Railway purchased 41 homes in the White Oak subdivision with plans to eventually remove them and make way for the high-speed train project, but now, many of the purchased houses have fallen into disrepair, and squatters have moved into them.
The number of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico has surged. A new report says that's a problem
Read full article: The number of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico has surged. A new report says that's a problemA new report says activists want stricter regulations of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory sees a growing number of displaced renters and a spike in housing costs.
Not a scam: The new way to make quick cash in your home
Read full article: Not a scam: The new way to make quick cash in your homeAnd now another company is trying to reinvent the storage industry by connecting people who have extra space with people who have extra stuff. Anywhere you have extra space in and around your home. With the company Neighbor, you can store your stuff in someone else's house instead of renting a pricier storage unit. They rented out a corner of their attic to a college student, and she brought her extra stuff. Odd rental spacesBut it's not just garages and extra space in driveways.