evictions

The goal of the programs is to aid renters in navigating their options and to help fund relocation if they’re displaced.

The Utah Bar Association says the state has some of the “least-renter friendly” eviction policies in the country. So what can lawmakers do to help?

It’s a common practice for landlords to require tenants to make at least three times the monthly rent to even be considered for a lease. Landlords say it minimizes risk and lowers the chances they’ll have to evict a tenant for not paying rent.

A new report from the Utah Bar Foundation and Pew Charitable Trusts found widespread imbalances in debt collections lawsuits in state courts and systemic issues with the process.

The latest Utah news from Friday evening, July 30, 2021.

A federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire at the end of June. Housing advocates are worried that could put thousands of Utahns at risk of losing their homes, but say assistance is available.

Evictions have cascading effects, and researchers have found they could be fatal during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study draws the connection between a lack of stable housing and an increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Elise Dantzler has been working in restaurants since she was 15. But, like many in her industry, she was laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That...