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I acquired my Real Estate Brokers’ license in 1986. I had the opportunity of being the first Broker in the state to market Low Income Housing Tax Credit Properties (S42). I also managed the Section 8 program for the CDA for almost ten years. I worked and volunteered in many other roles always advocating for others. From 2014 until the present, I’ve found myself in the position of advocating for myself as I’ve attempted to work with an absentee foreign owner through local site staff and through a local long term developer who only recently sold the property to another owner with constant staff turnover.
I care because constant staff turnover has made it difficult to establish a good working relationship and policies and procedures I’ve known as standard in Fair Housing and landlord/tenant rights no longer seem to be standard practice making communication difficult.
Mary supported: Madison Tenant Bill of RightsRent is perpetually rising in Dane county, pricing the working class out of homes near our jobs. We all deserve our own private place to live, without needing multiple jobs, roommates, or an excessive commute to get by.
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Garrett supported: Madison Tenant Bill of RightsThe distribution of power between renters and landlords leaves a serious discussion to be had. As the population of Madison increases, renters are found more and more powerless as landlords and property owners hold the supply of available housing. This unequal distribution of supply gives landlords and property owners the liberty to price their properties at a rate where many renters would need to nearly double their income to live comfortably. This needs to end and there needs to be rent stabilization in Madison, amongst other accommodations for those who simply want to live in Madison without living paycheck to paycheck.
Cameron supported: Madison Tenant Bill of RightsWhen I was living as a renter, I had several landlords. One thing they all had in common was that they would unilaterally decide to bend or break the rules of the lease agreement leaving me with no recourse but to accept their unannounced showings, bogus fees, and unfixed heating systems. A tenant bill of rights is a step in the direction of protecting renters from this kind of callous disregard for their need to have a safe, stable, and affordable living space.
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