Utah Housing Coalition

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.

The Utah Housing Coalition awarded groups across the state working to provide affordable housing to address rising homelessness.

The USDA just gave Utah $100,000 for housing rehab projects and Gov. Spencer Cox included $2.7 million for rural housing in his budget proposal.

Spencer Cox is asking for $150 million to go toward housing projects in next year’s budget.

Gov. Spencer Cox said the answer to affordable housing is building more units.

Voters in Holladay and Orem weighed in on plans for high-density developments this month, but with two different outcomes that could leave planners and…