Senior citizens cry foul after rents raised at affordable housing

South Florida senior citizens say they are concerned about rising rents at an affordable housing community.

[@berlindarogers1033]

This is so disgusting and disgraceful for a rent hike to senior citizens 😢.

[@algernon5776]

It is Ron DeSantis Florida. It is politics over People

[@patty109109]

Why? They are the wealthiest demographic in the country.

[@a-fox]

My guess is that everyone is seeing rent increase... It's called inflation and you can thank your president for it.

[@julianabotero]

⁠​⁠@@patty109109not the ones living in affordable housing. Most of these folks depend on SSI and that’s a joke. Hopefully you won’t have to be in a situation like this when you’re their age.

[@algernon5776]

@patty109109 that is a flat out lie. Most Seniors were middle class northerners who retired and moved south in retirement. Their income is fixed and no where near the wealthiest demographic. Why did you get that data, Trump University?

[@mia1shooter]

why don't you guys just call it what it is...greed!?, dont be scared to publicly call the owners out on pure greed

[@a-fox]

Greed... have you priced a hamburger lately... My guess is the increase in maintenence and taxes are what is causing this increase...

[@Troubles0125]

@@a-fox It is a government senior center hopefully you will never be a senior but you will change your tune because it will be you...

[@frisbeeshawn5356]

Back in the 70's and 80's things were fine for costs etc. When technology came into the picture the greed started when you could change things with the press of a button ...

[@jameylane1591]

It's a HUD regulation.

[@carolr7823]

It is not greed. Home insurance has skyrocketed. Maintenance costs have gone up. Taxes have gone up. Landlords shouldn't be a charity and shouldn't take a loss.

[@ro7601]

Affordable housing is not affordable anymore.

[@VOTEBLUENOMATTERWHO_2024]

get a job

[@serafinacosta7118]

It means HUD has less money allotted in its anual budget. So they are paying less on their share towards landlords. Meanwhile , the DoD continues to get its due budget raises, year in and out.

[@edbern7387]

Any tax break given to the owner for affordable housing should be clawed back by the state or city.

[@mibz1117]

Not just taken away but prison time

[@0annonymous]

This should be done by the IRS who can audit the owner Anyone who feels they were scammed can have the IRS audit the owner either anonymously or you can give your name and info Victims in particular need to give personal info because they'll be getting refunds

[@chrissyb7916]

If they can afford a PR firm they don't need to do the rent increase. The fact they have a PR firm means they know they are doing wrong.

[@dannythunder3180]

Raising rents in the middle of the lease? Crazy

[@dadevi]

I thought it was illegal.

[@dannythunder3180]

@@dadevi they slipped it into the lease that they can

[@marthabonelli3093]

Not fair.

[@deborahabc4117]

Why have a lease?

[@dannythunder3180]

@@deborahabc4117 I guess to protect the landlord and not the tenant

[@jeffdunnell6693]

Raise rent,until nobody can live there,stupidity has no bounds.

[@diegojines-us9pc]

for all you kids out there who dont invest in a home, i retired and own my home,, no rent,

[@jackwilson3121]

@@diegojines-us9pc Good advise

[@jannibal9273]

Oh, there are people who will pay $5,000 a month for one of those units in a brand new fancy building, especially for the higher up units that have sweeping views and those nice balconies and that pretty swimming pool.

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

actually they want to slowly push out those people so they can bring in the ones that can pay much more. Their ploy is to get tax breaks to build.. and later get high profits..

[@Gr8Incarnate]

@@diegojines-us9pc Yeah but if you don't pay your taxes they can still take your home away from you. You own nothing.

[@adriennefried5368]

Homelessness must be in the rise. Many elderly on the streets.

[@maridonis542]

What about assisted living facilities and, or nursing homes?

[@edwardsuarez-ri5dz]

No flexibility with rent increases? What a joke!

[@casucasueq4479]

I see a lot more older women where I live.

[@maridonis542]

@@casucasueq4479 what gender has to do with?

[@casucasueq4479]

@@maridonis542 Its an observation. Typically there are x2 or x3 more male / female homeless. Seeing more elderly women on the street could mean a lot of things, none of which are good.

[@CJRM-om9os]

The rich and powerful are coming for us all. Its just a matter of time. If your mortgage payment is fixed, your insurance will go sky high or your taxes or both. In Florida, i read it already is and many insurers have fled the state. Big companies are gouging us, its not inflation. They learned through the pandemic, if you want something..you will buy it regardless. So basics are just skyrocketing. Apartments, condos, housing is being bought up by investment companies that KNOW you pay or walk the streets. People need to fight back, they are after every dime.

[@a-fox]

It's called the Democratic Party... change your voting and maybe we can save the middle class. .. but people on a fixed income have no buisiness trying to live in an expensive city like Miami.

[@kloud1174]

Very good point!

[@patrickwhelan5703]

VOTE BLUE IN FLORIDA. THE REPUBLICANS HAVE CONTROLLED IT FOR 25 YEARS AND LOOK WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.

[@mimim8532]

Think. About who you’re voting for…..it shouldn’t be red…..but free country….

[@estcverbalmarketing]

@@mimim8532 It Should Be Blue?! You Obviously Don't Have A Clue, SMH

[@farhanpatwary9345]

There's no such thing as affordable housing...

[@alwat86]

Not in Miami anymore.

[@diegojines-us9pc]

yet so many get free housing, rule one in life. if you got they will take it, now you see why so many dont try to have anything,.

[@RalphSmith-cj5he]

Usually Scammed Americans

[@jackwilson3121]

Especially in Florida

[@kingtrance307]

@@diegojines-us9pc- Who get’s “free” housing? There is always a cost. There are also many areas of the country that have more affordable housing. Look to small towns in the Midwest and in southern states. Certainly not Florida or California or just about anywhere out west.

[@bcicav626]

They don't want old people in Florida anymore

[@a-fox]

?

[@SA-hz1rs]

its all old people

[@Itoshimi]

Good. Maybe the state will turn blue and stop banning books and censoring history

[@steven4315]

No problem if they can afford it. The lady that says she gets $2k a month wants to live in Miami. Heck I would like to live in Miami also and my retirement income is way better than $2k a month.

[@RedHorseman66]

Florida is the nursing home state.

[@AvalonMisty]

Don't you just love those 'legal gray areas' that allow this to happen in the first place? New Jersey law under Renters Rights states that a Rent Increase cannot take place mid-lease. Case closed.

[@patrickwhelan5703]

This is Florida where builders have the Legislative Republicans on their payroll. NObody doing any advertising should be luring Seniors to Florida. It's disingenuous to trick people into believing that you can "retire" in Florida anymore...And the services you get in Florida SUCK!

[@dmo848]

F NJ , went from paying over 10k for taxes. Now it's like a grand. Leave

[@steven4315]

Miami is in New Jersey? Learn something new everyday.

[@anniesshenanigans3815]

this ain't new jersey. So it's useless to brag about what they do there. I was born and raise in Florida and have lived most of my life here. but retirement may be moving OUT of florida.

[@carollynt]

No, it’s not bragging about New Jersey. It’s what a sensible blue state does.

[@zizibressa4251]

When you are retired any cent count

[@judedecoff1672]

Those poor seniors that much money is their food budget for two weeks!!!!!! These people are MONSTERS!!!👿

[@bbills4186]

Food and meds and gas if they have a car😢

[@poollife777]

So that lady makes $2,000 a month and she can't afford $100 a month increase something's wrong with her lifestyle.

[@judedecoff1672]

@@poollife777 in Florida our monthly electric bills can run up to 498.00

[@eattherich9215]

That's $2,000 a month for EVERYTHING. However, the District 9 Commissioner stepped in and put a stop to this gouging of old people. That's a win for decency.

[@judedecoff1672]

@@poollife777 it’s called retirement

[@NickAtNightOKC]

Fire the PR firm and you won't have to raise the rent. Greed is driving millions to homelessness.

[@steven4315]

Lady says she gets $2k a month. That should fund a nice retirement, just not in Miami. Retiring in Miami is not a right.

[@dadevi]

@@steven4315 Most places charge $1200 a month for rent just for one bedroom. In NYC, $2000 won't even pay the rent. I live in a rural area, and the rent is still high. I'm a homeowner, but I feel for those who have to deal with rising costs.

[@pld-wc7gf]

​@@steven4315old people are supposed to be living off their investments in addition to whatever income they receive

[@felipenunez2058]

​@@steven4315would move to cancun.

[@steven4315]

@@felipenunez2058 Even a Cancun vacation is beyond our means.

[@JosephMcEntee99]

It's definitely alarming to hear about a default cycle, especially in the context of the housing market. Defaults can lead to foreclosures, and that has a cascading effect on the overall real estate landscape.

[@ryan_dylan6650]

While it's concerning, it's important to look at the broader economic context. A default cycle doesn't necessarily mean the housing market is completely finished; it might signal challenges, but markets are dynamic, and they can recover.

[@danialwiren2403]

But if more people are defaulting on their mortgages, doesn't that mean home values could plummet?

[@luigijohson6732]

Yes, that's a possibility. An increase in foreclosures can lead to an oversupply of homes in the market, putting downward pressure on prices. It's the basic principle of supply and demand.

[@patricia_nura3378]

How can people address concerns about their property values?❤❤❤

[@luigijohson6732]

Now might be an ideal moment to reevaluate your financial status. If you're worried about your home's value, consulting a real estate professional or financial advisor could be beneficial.

[@TreasureDeal]

This nonsense is how so many seniors are being forced to live in their cars! This is unconscionable!!!

[@radolfkalis4041]

Absolute and utter horsesh!t. A lease is supposed to be set in stone, that provision should not be legal.

[@atlhawksfan9330]

Money is the god of this country….

[@tshaffer9681]

Greed.!!!!

[@MilePost106]

It’s called corporate greed!

[@ms.hopalongbenevolent2472]

Leasing and rent scams everywhere these days!

[@dustywilson5461]

Preying on vulnerable elders on fixed income is not a good look.

[@matthewm9261]

They should move to a rust belt city. My city has 1 bedroom apartments 725 per month. Not bad apartments just no jobs

[@diegojines-us9pc]

are old people so shocked that prices went up. what was rent when they was 40 years younger?

[@Shadowx157]

​@@matthewm9261When you open a brand new building and already jack up the price within the first year now that's just ridiculous

[@gabyfields3235]

After a few months already, a rent increase? The U.S. really sucks! That is supposed to be regulated by the government?

[@poollife777]

What in the heck is this got to do with the U.S.? An individual firm has nothing to do with the whole freaking country. Do you even have any friends? You seem so dramatic! And guess what this is in Miami where these condo people are being forced to come up with even more insurance and stuff so of course they have a right to raise the rent. It's not easy for any of us. Even homeowners are going through this and there's a lot of elderly homeowners. But they can't scream at anybody and say oh my gosh my mortgage went up blame it on my country! That's ridiculous.

[@gabyfields3235]

@@poollife777 Oh, stop hyperventilating, and don't get your pantyhose into a knot! We all know that the U.S. has very little rent control for poor people and seniors, so government-controlled housing should be very careful raising rents! And it is NOT ethical to raise rents in the middle of a one-year contract.

[@sirwilliams3885]

No one is safe from greed and corruption starting with government

[@weeziepuff13]

Rich folks won't be happy until we all live in tents.

[@leighbotts9694]

Then they can charge for the land we’re on.

[@johnhimmelstein4344]

Didn’t they just outlaw that too?

[@dadevi]

This is why I'll never stop being a homeowner. You take a huge risk staying in property you don't own. Downsizing to a small home is better than being at the mercy of a landlord.

[@marvinbrando722]

Exactly Exactly

[@LP-ct9nk]

The problem is the housing market in Florida is ridiculously overpriced and shabby. Rinky dink 1 story “homes” that are bare bones can go for $250k+ easy. If you start shopping for homes that you actually want to live in. $500k+ is the norm. Downsizing to a smaller home is not an option for many especially if you live on a fixed income

[@pirate9154]

@@LP-ct9nk don't forget the skyrocketing cost of home owners insurance, taxes and maintenance.

[@nene8369]

Everybody needs to stand together this is crazy

[@belle6219]

I'm a senior in "affordable" senior housing in Fargo, ND. I just got notice that rent for my one-bedroom apartment is increasing from $471 to $740 September 1 (two months from now). That's an increase of $269!!! My only income is Social Security. I have a Section 8 HUD voucher, so I'm hoping they will step in and make an adjustment. Otherwise, rent is approaching half my income. I've only lived here two years. Last year, rent only went up $45, which I could accommodate, since my SS does increase a few percent every year for cost of living. But $269???

[@bt.c.1829]

I am so sorry this has happened to you.😔🤞👐

[@dustibones9879]

Get in touch with your Housing worker now. Don't put it off. I hope it works out!

[@serafinacosta7118]

You can read this as HUD is getting less money , and so your local housing authority. Call your congressman. The DoD budget is getting fater by the year. HUD ain’t.

[@thatbemefool]

Yep! Who do folks think is supplementing the difference? Sadly, no one can make it on S.S. alone. It’s not meant to be your sole income. Unfortunately S.S. isn’t even part of my retirement plan and I’ve been working for 34 years.

[@user-nq8vm2iv9v]

Private equity involved.

[@serafinacosta7118]

Yes bottom feeders. Trailer Parks and now this.

[@TNFVLOGS]

Those are some nice affordable housing apartments

[@King_leo]

Now they will not renew the seniors lease

[@marthabonelli3093]

True

[@STUDYALLAH365]

"The rent stays like before."

[@mojito-alongtimeago]

Luckily! But when those leases expire, I hope residents can still afford to stay. I doubt it :(

[@a552bcx]

they will double the increase to make up for it😂😂😂

[@CM-sm2pk]

The Supreme Court just ruled that homeless sleeping outside is illegal.

[@kevingarris198]

I'm sure they'll make an exception if you can prove you're not a U.S. citizen.

[@exoressdelivers70]

@@CM-sm2pk they didn't rule that, in fact, they specifically said that nothing in their opinion requires a city to regulate or not regulate homelessness. It's up to each city. A homeless advocacy group had brought the cases to the supreme court because they believed cities didnt have a right to regulate homelessness at all but the Supreme Court said they do.

[@drbassface]

Thanks for helping. Miami has such over inflated housing to begin with. What does the area’s median income have to do with Seniors on a Fixed Income anyway? These landlords should be ashamed of themselves….this, in an affordable housing structure. Not right.

[@jessicadubois9945]

My siblings wanted to sell my parent’s house, which they almost own and put them in an apartment. I fought tooth and nail to stop them and thank God.

[@greggbryson3957]

IT'S ALL PART OF THE 🤡 SHOW.😂😂

[@BilldoeTruth]

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[@TimkenCourt]

Nobody can say with disdain, " You get what you vote for". It's a red state.

[@reginayfavors]

The rich always come after the poor.

[@ebonylamb4871]

Happening mid lease is insane.

[@halehomeschool9964]

Hamster wheel: increase property taxes, insurance…. owners pass it own. It will just increase by 2x at the end of their lease. It’s unfortunate.

[@a-fox]

Thank your president for this Inflation

[@lextacy2008]

@@a-fox No thank your corporations for not paying it back

[@jannibal9273]

This is supposedly SUBSIDIZED FEDERAL HOUSING.

[@halehomeschool9964]

@@jannibal9273 yup.just means the property received a subsidy not the individual. They can still increase the rent. It’s just sad because most businesses get into subsidy to get guaranteed money instead of helping the citizens that actually need a little help.

[@MikeKelsoJr]

They will keep putting low income senior citizens on the street !? What a country Greed Greed Greed !?😔🙏

[@Lily-wp8ol]

[Sarcasm Alert] After the current tenants become homeless, they will then be arrested, incarcerated and their SS will be seized to "pay" for their incarceration. [ End Sarcasm ] Really, though, FL. has been in a practice run for Project 2025 for a couple of years now.

[@dustibones9879]

....And move the illegals in.

[@WorldNatureNews]

Greed!

[@a-fox]

Inflation... Thank your president for it

[@pld-wc7gf]

This building is in an area where the average income is $115K and average house price is $617K. Florida as a whole has an average income of $66K and home price of $420K. Here's another thing. Government subsidized housing typically looks at your income, not your assets. I know low-income Boomers with hundreds of thousands in the bank who live in subsidized housing.

[@lextacy2008]

In the middle of the lease? That means they can sue in the middle of the lease :D

[@hardren101]

All about greed!!! Typically in affordable housing situations, there is a recert date for each tenant that does not run concurrent with their lease. If their income has increased or decreased, based on the AMI, their rent could increase or decrease, the rent is prorated in accordance with their lease date. It's very shady if they were notified of a rent increase effective 7/1, and then once the media starts inquiring, all of a sudden " Oh never mind, the rent will remain the same."...Spare me..

[@drinny26]

Sorry but I lived on very fixed incomes before with no extra money to spend and in order to survive I had roommates. It suck’s but you have to do what you have to do to survive. These people need to accept the fact that they can’t afford to live alone and consider getting a roommate.

[@nonasmith2405]

It's happening in Canada too

[@AmandathePandaBooks]

Senior citizens should get FREE housing unless they are finacially well off enough to pay.

[@jannibal9273]

Meanwhile, the Republicans are still plotting to "privatize" Social Security and slash its benefits, and do the same to Medicare, and basically abolish Medicaid.

[@thepain321]

Property owners just stick their hands out to sustain their ever growing family’s and lifestyle. They totally disregard that shelter is a human necessity. Using it for a system to live their lives through handouts from others.

[@ruthj2359]

I believe the word is "rent seeking." But you're right

[@poollife777]

You're so full of it. You haven't noticed how high the insurance is going up? How much it cost to fix anything anymore? Who's supposed to eat that money? Surely not the landlord since he's not the one who's living there! You know being a renter doesn't mean that your rent won't go up! And if it goes up $100 a month and you're bringing in 2000 and that's going to devastate you then you need to change your lifestyle. There's too many of us with two or three people in our homes living on $3,000 a month and doing fine.

[@LP-ct9nk]

Landlords are notorious for not addressing fixes or property concerns at regular apartments let alone at affordable housing complexes. Most of them will do the bare minimum for these two categories and pocket the rest after the rent increases. If 3-4 people in a house are living on $3,000k a month y’all aren’t doing that great either. God forbid something happens to you that’s out of your control like what’s happening to these renters and makes your current situation untenable

[@robinrogers3982]

Jacksonville, is the same way😢

[@dadevi]

It will be as overdeveloped as Miami soon.

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

There's a lot of this going on across the Country, senior citizens on fixed incomes being forced into homelessness. I would bet it has something to do with something called private equity.

[@steven4315]

A lot of boomers for what ever reason failed to prepare for old age. It's made worse when these people try to live in expensive areas.

[@belle6219]

@@steven4315 🤣🤣🤣You, too, shall grow old. Let's see what life throws your way before then and what's left of all your preparations!

[@steven4315]

@@belle6219 I'm a retired factory worker. I've had 2 factories close on me, been laid off more times than I can count (8 months during the great recession). Never made more than $21 an hour in my life. Me and my wife are now retired in a modest home in a rural area in a Midwest state. I really don't understand why people of modest means try to retire in a very expensive area.

[@melaninmya5313]

The State that craves senior citizens . This is crazy!

[@MichaelGiordano777]

You're wrong. They don't want them anymore. Just look at Miami Beach. Its over for seniors in Dade County. Why should they expect working American taxpayers to help pay their rent in a fancy building in Miami????

[@SA-hz1rs]

@@MichaelGiordano777 miami is old

[@steven4315]

The state craves people with money.

[@poollife777]

It's called life. If your insurance goes up on your building somebody else needs to help pay for that. Those are called renters. There's plenty of boomers and other people that are dealing with this even if they own their homes. It's called life.

[@steven4315]

@@poollife777 Nobody is forced to live in or stay in Florida. Plenty of way more affordable states.

[@juanzuniga7616]

Don’t live in Miami, I don’t feel sorry for them

[@debbieframpton3857]

Anytime you rent you are at the landlord's discretion does not matter if you're in a senior community or renting a home

[@martina5296]

Just another example of greed and gross excuses. The residents are very lucky they have such a fantastic advocate in their corner. That is very rare that anyone would help seniors and others who are struggling. He's the example of the hero seniors and others struggling financially (and health wise.) need. Heck, everyone needs someone like Mr. Magee. He even took the time, that so many politicians and other advocates wouldn't do, to read and study contracts. We need more people in government like him.

[@dianarockwell6256]

$138 a month is more than enough for groceries for a single senior citizen. Where is that money supposed to come from if this is “affordable housing“? Many of the people I know that are on Social Security alone, are only getting 1200 or $1500 a month. Without rent subsidy, they can’t afford to live by themselves.

[@lindaestrada7047]

These senior citizens only recieve a set amount, so why is the landlord doing this.The landlord should have affordable housing like it said. We already have a lot of seniors homeless, so why are we trying to make more homeless seniors. This is so shameful to do this to the elderly community.

[@diegojines-us9pc]

for people who rent, 1 - rent will always go up. 2 and if you rent you will always rent,

[@poollife777]

It's a different economy and the insurance and property taxes have gone up. The cost to fix things have gone up. Who in the heck do you expect to take all of that loss? It's divided among the tenants. It's $100 a month. If that's devastating when you got a $2,000 income coming in then that's a real big problem.

[@diegojines-us9pc]

@@poollife777 no numbers where told, social security gone up 10% in 2 years, has rent went up 10% in tow years? has health insurance gone up 10% in two years. has food went up 10% in tow years. and what is next years increase. 3-4%?

[@Angelo-fo8de]

But billions for other countries ! Welcome to the US and how the government sticks it to you .

[@cheekytitaable]

Condos in Florida are a rip off.

[@michaelalan1270]

where I live north of San Francisco a 2 bedroom apt rents for $3000 a month and not as nice as that place.

[@nicholasthompson7690]

Same. It's insane

[@VictoryXR]

2 br in SF for 3k? Literally WHERE? In the Tenderloin?

[@jannibal9273]

What's your point?

[@michaelelliott2946]

I am getting very tired of all this greed I see going on as I am sure most Americans are. Enough is enough.

[@krustycrabbb8736]

Whats actually considered affortable housing nowadays? $1400? $1500? When you look at it its not really affortable!

[@candigryl]

Wow no rental protections in Florida

[@CharletteLovesJESUS]

Thank God! Lord, help us to care about the vulnerable in our society and not only about we have the right to do.

[@empressonthethrone]

"Affordable housing"....the greatest lie ever sold.

[@Iknowaboutroaches3350]

There's a real sickness in this country.

[@kasun1752]

And this is affordable housing ?? How??? How can they be allowed to to increase outside the lease agreement?? Just unethical!

[@cadenceglass8809]

Nasty property owners.

[@fatfarmers7360]

The truth is, many tenants dont actually read lease contracts. They just go ahead and sign it and in the middle of the way, just like this case here, the property managers will start exploiting loopholes in the lease contracts and agreements, tapping into the belly of the beast and making life hell for the lessees.

[@tommyv5866]

The saga continues

[@eddiekulp1241]

It's not controlled by Hud obviously. Hud limits raise to what your raises are

[@ramoddjob]

Dont rely on govt assistance to live beyond your means.

[@paanne1013]

I agree! I know a lady that I no longer talk to because she was always telling me "You need to get a voucher"...blah, blah, blah....then she got nasty with me and said "I keep telling you, but you won't listen"...end of conversation and I am done with her. I pay my own way, no matter what.

[@emilianogabriel9613]

They call it Cant afford housing

[@BibleTellTale]

The letter says the increase is based on the area median gross income in the area that was published by the US department. Smh Pause the video and zoom in. Smh

[@somemorre]

I paused to read the letter too, I am absolutely flabbergasted. Letters like that are proof positive that price increases are happening for no real justifiable reason. It's like how they found out that rents are being increased because of some A.I. system that tells landlords what price to set. They yell inflation, but it's all a lie.

[@BibleTellTale]

@somemorre I'm not even going to try to figure out the pay increase in a community of retired residents... Or am I getting it wrong?

[@somemorre]

@@BibleTellTale if they sent this letter to a Senior Citizen building which is supposed to be subsidized to be affordable, then they sent it to all the other newly built apartments in the area that are also subsidized to make "affordable" apartments available.

[@BibleTellTale]

@somemorre True story, I bought a space in a community that once was 55 and up, which is now open to everyone. This means we still have seniors living here. The way they increased the association fee on one year, then add SA in the same year... We just don't know what next 😕 🤷

[@somemorre]

@@BibleTellTale smh. They really want us all homeless or something because it doesn't make any sense...Where I live we've had 5 increase plus an air-conditioner fee increase since the beginning of Covid. The arrears now are so high they can't do anything to anyone in particular. It's wild.

[@smithlinm4532]

Unfortunately, this is going on everywhere in Florida.

[@DistrustHumanz]

Just pull yourselves up by the bootstraps.

[@hawaiianpunch6534]

Senior's are on a fixed income. That's just wrong.

[@mairim4578]

We should have rent control like other states.

[@steven4315]

Florida is a deep red state and getting redder by the day. Rent control will never happen in Florida.

[@eyerule6153]

how can they raise rent mid lease

[@amerdelic8710]

I’m sure They can just pick themselves up by the bootstraps.

[@vilorio6]

And where is Daniellita Cava?

[@williamthorpe6714]

That's private equity at work.

[@mikewinston8709]

😂😂😂😂😂……always READ the small print……or ask a lawyer. Self inflicted injury.

[@jennifer3551]

Well it at least saved them a few months of the rates going up. But what I wonder is if the rates that will be going up are going to be hiring now

[@Capyrass]

Look what America gets away with.

[@AntonioFlowers-gi7jq]

I am 62yrs old 1,400 and they want 1800 by 1/1/25 drug infested can't afford to move immigrants get housing assistance meatball Ron DeSantis

[@a-fox]

Immagrants (illegal ones) get deported... and you can thank president Biden for this inflation where a value meal is now over 10 bucks.

[@VOTEBLUENOMATTERWHO_2024]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@jeffdunnell6693]

Wtf,blame the governor for some greedy idiots decision to raise rent,your a special kind of stupid controlled media mind .imagine it took you 62 years to be brainwashed without a mind of your own,congrats.

[@jannibal9273]

Hey Antonio, you realize, right? - that those "immigrants" are only getting temporary housing assistance. You should read your lease and go to Legal Aid Society and ask for help understanding any lease before you sign it, so that you know EXACTLY what a landlord/owner of the building can do and will do. By the way, which political party have you voted for over the last 44 years, assuming you started voting when you were 18?

[@pld-wc7gf]

62 is not old

[@RobertJohnson-hp4gz]

This is completely f-cked up.

[@sk3ffingtonai]

Change that "T" in Tucker to an "F" and you'll get a pretty good sense of what is going on here.

[@michaelorfanos7416]

It's all because of inflation and insurance increases.

[@user-kt9by4yf9g]

How you raise rent on affordable housing?!? lol that’s literally laughable

[@kennethrosario6706]

This should be against the law! What a slap in the face to those seniors who worked there whole life!! And society wonders why young people don’t care.

[@scarlettfrancesca]

I thought the whole point of a contract and a lease was that you are essentially guaranteed that price for that duration??? Why even have a lease at that point, if someone can just raise your rent, however much and however, often they want, even if you have signed a contract already?! This literally makes no sense and I do not understand how it is legal. I'm glad something was able to be done in this specific instance, but I'm sure this is happening all across the nation 💔

[@pld-wc7gf]

They explained the part of the lease that allowed for this in the video

[@AlanSosa-dx2hu]

For your question they word the lease saying that prices can go up or down based on different factors but they usually give tenants an excuse to increase the price. I worked in real estate and this is one of the many things why I dislike the business. And once one company does it all the other ones wanna do it too.

[@angelastewart9497]

This is a shame

[@MCC876]

Excellent reporting by Joe Gorchow.

[@DifferentDose]

All boomers have to do is stop buying Starbucks and learn to code! Pull up their pants and work hard. Why are they even complaining?

[@RR_85]

These people are on fixed income. This is just sad.

[@weareallamericans7358]

Ahhh... Pure CAPITALISM 🤑 Lawyer run GOVERNMENT Renter NATION We're All EFF'D The decline of AMERIKA 😢

[@sharonburton9663]

Why are officials destroying their own country? If everyone lives on the street who the hell are going to rent? What a gross greedy way to run our country

[@dianarockwell6256]

They can raise it at their discretion, but only when they renew the lease. If you’ve signed a contract for specific amount of money for specific amount of time, that is a duly executed contract, and maybe you didn’t quote the entire clause, but a contract is a contract, and just because they want to raise the rate doesn’t mean they’re legally allowed to raise the rate no matter what clause they put in their contract.

[@paulwilliams6946]

Taxes and insurance maintenance cost is through the roof. You got a pass it somewhere.

[@Troubles0125]

This will happen in all states not just here anything run by the government changes often to benefit them..Lets start freezing wages at Congress this would be a good place to start and they must not have special insurance they need the same like all the citizens do no special treatment!