affordable housing

As COVID-19 cases in the area continue to rise, local organizations say evictions are causing both an economic and public health crisis in Kansas City.

Rent is due on Saturday, a federal eviction moratorium expired last week and expanded unemployment benefits are set to end soon. Two renters share their experience facing eviction during a pandemic.

Residents of Ruskin Place Apartments, owned by an affiliate of T.E.H Realty, have complained of leaking water, mold and sagging floors, among other concerns.

Residents at Kansas City-area properties owned by T.E.H. Realty have sued over deplorable conditions, including mold, roaches and inadequate heating.

Tenants of Ruskin Place Apartments in south Kansas City have complained of water leaking through windows, mold, sagging floors, inadequate heat, unsecured doors and “large critters” roaming through the units.

Segment 1: Coronavirus response in Wyandotte CountyThe Unified Government, representing one of the most diverse counties in Kansas and Missouri, faces…

Segment 1: Coronavirus response in Wyandotte CountyThe Unified Government, representing one of the most diverse counties in Kansas and Missouri, faces…

Renters in Kansas City, Missouri, are giving Mayor Quinton Lucas a Friday deadline to find money to fund an office that would enforce tenants’…

University of Missouri-Kansas City students are reacting to Wednesday's news that the university will tear down mold-damaged student apartments once…

Tenants of a landlord notorious for the festering conditions of its apartment units have won the right to sue  as a class.Complaints by tenants of Ruskin…

Segment 1: "We need to make sure that we're being responsible with every dollar," said Mayor Quinton Lucas.Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas…

Kansas City's relatively new problem of affordable housing is also squeezing artists out of studios.That's especially noticeable in the Crossroads Arts…