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For decades, federal, state and local government policies reinforced a system of residential segregation in South Florida. By Phil Prazan • Published March 1, 2022 The impact of those policies can still be seen decades later where and how people live. Nadege Green grew up in Little Haiti and graduated from Miami Northwestern Senior High School. NBC 6 …

Past Neighborhood Segregation Still Shapes Where People Live in Miami Read More »

BY OMAR RODRÍGUEZ ORTIZ On Tuesday — International Women’s Day — more than 100 people gathered outside the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in downtown Miami to demand new rights for tenants — such as mandating landlords to give a “fair” notice before increasing their rent. The crowd also sought added protections for domestic workers, …

Over 100 demand new rights for tenants in downtown Miami protest Read More »

By the Miami Herald Editorial Board Here’s the not-so-new news: Florida law leans heavily in favor of landlords and property rights. So there’s no cavalry coming to the rescue of tenants facing jaw-dropping rent increases in South Florida. There’s very little that governments can do under state statute to protect renters from price gouging. But …

Can my landlord raise my rent that much? Florida renters do — and don’t — have rights Read More »

by Omar Rodríguez Ortiz and Devoun Cetoute Many tenants of an apartment complex in Hialeah could become homeless as soon as next month if their new landlord insists on increasing monthly rent by up to $650, the group said Wednesday evening at a protest in the building’s parking lot. Residents have seen smaller increases before, …

Hialeah tenants protest as rent hiked up to 65% after Miami investment firm buys apartments Read More »