Tampa Bay Times Reporter Christopher O'Donnell shares housing advocates are warning that the state has not done enough to protect renters and could see an onslaught of evictions when the stay expires around May 17.
WFTS ABC Action News I-Team Investigator Jackie Callaway found more than 120 eviction filings in just the first two weeks of April after Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended all residential evictions on April 2.
WFLA News Channel 8 Investigative Reporter Shannon Behnken talks about the executive order suspending mortgage foreclosures and evictions due to the coronavirus for 45 days.
Even with many eviction cases temporarily stopped, landlords are still able to file evictions and attempt to move the case forward, often leaving tenants confused and unclear about what action to take.
Bay Area Legal Services launches The Collective, a group of socially conscious and public-spirited friends who believe that access to justice is fundamental to the wellbeing of our community.
Bay Area Legal Services L. David Shear Children's Law Center attorney Taylor Greenberg is quoted in a FOX 13 news article regarding teens in foster care.
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