It seems that many of us equate "homelessness" with "lack of housing." This had merit when housing was tight in 2001, but on 8-Jan-03 the Star Tribune reported that vacancy rates have increased to 6.6% in the metro area. The article said "Leasing agents say this is the worst market they've seen in more than a decade and they're offering a variety of rent specials" to attract residents. This survey included 124,000 apartments - meaning the surveyors located approximately 8100 apartments vacant right now.
This data implies a problem different than availability. Are landlords discriminating? Is one's income too low to afford rent? Is one's history (drugs, crime, etc) preventing them from passing a rental application? Is it something I have missed? I certainly don't mean to be callous or point fingers, I just want to make sure we understand the problem before we propose solutions. Regards, Bill Cullen Hopkins -- Landlord TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
