They debate possible rent control in Miami-Dade
The increase in single-family homes and apartments as well as offices throughout Miami has been an impact for tenants who have expressed their discontent and concern when renting or continuing to pay for housing, reported Telemundo51.
Similarly, several County residents told the Miami-Dade Housing and Community Services Committee that the cost of rents and evictions have been a concern and now they cannot find a place to live.
Laura Pizarro stated: “They want so much money and I can't right now. I do not know what I'm going to do. You can't find anything and your budget. Nothing and I have seen that I have been searching and I cannot find anything”.
Like Laura, many people also wonder: “How are we going to live in Miami and I was born in Miami. I like Miami, but right now it's hard. I dont know".
Ultimately, the committee unanimously approved 60 days notice before a landlord increases the rent by more than 5% or evicts a tenant.
Miami-dade Commissioner René García announced:
"These are people who live outside of their contract, who live from month to month, they are people who do not have a contract for one year, two years or even six months."
On the other hand, Commissioner Eileen Higgins Aspiras had another solution that would be to control these rents in the long term, however, in the 70s the Florida legislature asked for a law that prohibits any or ordinance or measure that controls or regulates the owners regarding the increase of the rent.
“It is difficult, we live in Florida, it is a free country, but we need to evaluate how to propose to the owners to stop this with these scandalous increases.”
To carry out this, the first step is to change the law Through a study that proves that the tenants are facing an emergency and that it represents a threat to the community. However, two commissioners consider that the remedy could be worse than the disease.
Miami Dade Commissioner Joe Martinez says:
“I do not believe that this type of socialism, because it is imposing the private sector for you, you buy an apartment, you put money, you are paying a mortgage to the bank. It is not correct to tell those people that you can only collect this.”
“When the private sector hears what is happening here in the commission that they are going to do, they are going to increase the rent more for when they freeze, they are similar to that level. And who is going to be hurt the most, those of us who are trying to help”, he reiterated. Garcia.
Despite everything mentioned, this is the first step and the Commission in its entirety must approve the study, then it would have to approve a referendum so that the voters have the last word on an eventual rent control.
Miami Daily
Author: Natasha Palís 12:59 pm