In a message dated 4/30/02 10:07:52 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< More than 192,000 renter households in Chicago pay more than the recommended 30% of household income towards rent. A third of those families spend more than 50% of their income for rent. * * Between 47,500 and 48,700 renter households in Chicago live in overcrowded units. >> Keith says; More often by choice then desperation, tenants overcrowd there rental homes with unauthorized guest/occupants. This causes theft of landlord supplied utilities, exponentially accelerated decline of unit and common area condition, additional police calls and management headaches, and many other bad outcomes. It does explain, though, how some people live in overcrowded units and pay over 50% of apparent income to do it. Much low income in overcrowded low income households is off the books "guest" contributions, indirectly stolen from property owners (and the county). Keith Reitman, NearNorth _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
