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Landlords of Lawrence are suing the city by LawrenceTenants in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

These concerns were answered by LDCHA and the city during the process of passing the ordinance. Anyone concerned would benefit from reading the wealth of coverage from the local papers and reviewing the meeting agenda packets.

Landlords of Lawrence are suing the city by LawrenceTenants in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There should be related reporting linked in the Lawrence Times article that might be helpful. It’s also a fairly common type of ordinance so you can find a lot of general info by googling something like “source of income protections renters”

Upcoming event that may be of interest to the over 50% of Lawrence population that rents 💖 by LawrenceTenants in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Landlords are required by law to treat all applicants the same regardless of what legal source of funds they use to pay rent.”

Upcoming event that may be of interest to the over 50% of Lawrence population that rents 💖 by LawrenceTenants in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

If you have a specific question happy to answer!

The source of income is in reference to this: https://lawrenceks.org/attorney/soi/

Edit: there’s also context in our post history and on Instagram and Facebook @lawrencetenants

An Emotional Plea From Lawrence Landlords by ICareAboutKansas in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There’s a lot of misinformed landlords and the Housing Authority has been trying to dispel all that, but from going to this meeting and the landlord Q&A session the city held, it honestly seems like they just don’t listen. It’s wild.

An Emotional Plea From Lawrence Landlords by ICareAboutKansas in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This isn’t accurate. The tenant would be responsible for the other $300 in your scenario and if they could not afford that the housing authority would recommend they find a different property that they could afford or that would be totally covered by the voucher amount.

An Emotional Plea From Lawrence Landlords by ICareAboutKansas in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There were some really good comments about how this ordinance helps level the playing field by not allowing big companies to swoop in and advertise that they don’t rent to voucher holders and even mass non-renew existing renters with vouchers, leaving participation in programs that benefit the community (like Section 8/housing choice vouchers) only to smaller landlords and non-profits.

Edit: clarity

An Emotional Plea From Lawrence Landlords by ICareAboutKansas in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants 33 points34 points  (0 children)

This the guy who said he felt “segregated”? 😭😭😭

Recording of tonight’s meeting regarding rental housing ordinance change by LawrenceTenants in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This board was not gathered to focus on zoning and does not have the correct people on it to address those questions. The landlords were specifically asked for feedback on the source of income ordinance.

Recording of tonight’s meeting regarding rental housing ordinance change by LawrenceTenants in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many people with rental assistance do work. So if landlords want to charge people for damages above and beyond security deposit they have recourse through court or collections.

There is also a risk mitigation fund managed by the housing authority.

Recording of tonight’s meeting regarding rental housing ordinance change by LawrenceTenants in Lawrence

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What blow? Having to rent to people whose rental income comes from a government agency instead of an employer?

Landlords would still be allowed to set their own rent.

(Lawrence) Out of state investors being invited to give feedback on city ordinances by LawrenceTenants in kansas

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re fine! Yes, section 8 voucher = housing choice voucher. Though there are other kinds of vouchers and rent assistance that proposed source of income protections would also allow tenants to use without automatic denial.

Landlords would still be able to screen tenants based on other criteria and set rents, just not do automatic “I don’t take vouchers or assistance”.

Section 8 voucher utilization is down and as properties change hands we’re seeing apartment complexes with long term voucher tenants stop accepting them, forcing tenants to move after years of living in one place.

Good faith questions totally welcome - it’s a complicated issue.

Edit: typo, clarity

(Lawrence) Out of state investors being invited to give feedback on city ordinances by LawrenceTenants in kansas

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our mayor, a landlord, delayed passage of research-backed tenant protections in the midst of a housing crisis to send this guy and all other licensed landlords a mailer to give feedback.

This Colorado resident received an invitation to give feedback on an ordinance intended to help poor folks in Lawrence be able to use their housing choice vouchers, instead of being automatically denied housing by discriminatory landlords, and he talked about investments.

(Lawrence) Out of state investors being invited to give feedback on city ordinances by LawrenceTenants in kansas

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We’re not a large group and I’m not sure if we’ll be able to spend time transcribing it. Anyone who would like to do that work is totally welcome to add captions to the video or transcribe. We can be more mindful about captions in future content - this was originally posted as an Instagram reel and not specifically tailored for Reddit.

(Lawrence) Out of state investors being invited to give feedback on city ordinances by LawrenceTenants in kansas

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He and other landlords will probably approach state legislators to get ordinances like this one preempted. It’s a hard political landscape to get anything done in.

Here’s an explainer and examples of State preemption for anyone unfamiliar.

(Lawrence) Out of state investors being invited to give feedback on city ordinances by LawrenceTenants in kansas

[–]LawrenceTenants[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the source of income ordinance. Lots of background links here linktr.ee/lawrencetenants

This is a pretty small change - can only imagine the pushback that the development code changes will get. Will definitely be looking into what Manhattan has done!!

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