Rent

A recent report called “Out of Reach” by the National Low Income Housing Coalition showed that Columbus’ rent is too high. To afford a typical two-bedroom apartment, Columbus renters must earn nearly $28 an hour, while the average income is only $22 an hour.

Rising rents and dwindling federal assistance are making the affordable housing crisis in Columbus worse for renters, according to a recent magazine article.

It's been over a year since the last COVID-related eviction moratorium expired, and central Ohio eviction filings have been creeping up ever since.

The Afghan Neighbors Rental Assistance Fund will set aside $50,000 to cover rent for some 450 Afghans resettling in Columbus, in case of default.

Columbus-area landlord Andrew Levering is questioning why the CDC's national moratorium on evictions, ordered by the Trump administration through the end…

Columbus already had a competitive rental market. Now, as the pandemic enters its fifth month and federal coronavirus unemployment benefits dry up, many…

Foreclosures resume in Franklin County after more than a two-month halt.Franklin County Sheriff’s Office stopped handling foreclosures in March because of…

Housing activists are enlisting renters who can and can't pay rent starting May 1 to sign a pledge with the goal of putting pressure on landlords and policymakers.

It’s the first of the month, which means it’s time to pay rent. But with unemployment claims at all-time high because of the coronavirus, many tenants in…

When plans for a new downtown stadium for the Crew SC were unveiled last December, they included 885 new residential units nearby with a minimum of 20…