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Rental car agencies are warning customers at KCI that they are seeing a surge in demand for cars nationwide due to the cancellation of hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights. That surge is making it difficult for travelers of all kinds to find vehicles.

Under Kansas City's Tenants Bill of Rights, rental housing must have functional heating, sewage, hot water, plumbing and electrical fixtures, and any provided appliances must remain functional. The Healthy Homes program can compel a landlord to resolve any violations.

Missouri’s program is accepting applications into 2023. The program for renters will cover up to 18 months of total assistance.

If approved, Question 2 on the citywide ballot would authorize Kansas City to issue a $50 million bond, which could help fund more than 2,000 new affordable housing units. But the measure does not include continual funding for the city's housing trust fund.

Almost five years after Kansas City Council passed an ordinance regulating short-term rentals, the number of listings hit its highest level ever. Residents complain that Airbnb hosts are out-of-state operators who don't care about their neighborhoods.

The contract for deed option is marketed as a way for people who can’t get a conventional mortgage to realize the dream of owning a home. But more often than not, buyers do not end up as homeowners. And, most Midwestern states provide little, if any, consumer protection to prevent abuse.

El contrato de arrendamiento se comercializa de forma que las personas que no pueden obtener un crédito hipotecario puedan realizar su sueño de poseer una vivienda. Pero la mayoría de las veces, los compradores no acaban siendo propietarios. Además, la mayoría de los estados de la zona central del país ofrecen poca, o ninguna, protección para evitar el abuso al consumidor.

The Kansas City Council approved an ordinance appropriating $25 million in COVID relief funding for the city's Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

Only about 3% of Kansas City tenants receive legal representation in eviction court. KC Tenants and other housing rights groups have proposed a Tenants' Right to Counsel, which would provide that help free through the city.

As of the end of September, the state had awarded only 18% of the $323.7 million it received as part of the COVID-relief package Congress approved in December.

What's going on at the Kansas City Land Bank? The program's goal is to create more homes and community spaces by selling vacant, tax-delinquent properties. But a recent investigation revealed the Land Bank has potential conflicts of interest and fails to hold buyers accountable.

Una "pueblerina" de Midtown a la que se le ha privado de su medio de transporte. Una jubilada con ingresos fijos que se ve obligada a dejar su hogar de 17 años. Los inquilinos de Kansas City se enfrentan a una subida sustancial en sus rentas de alquiler, con graves repercusiones.