ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The St. Petersburg City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance Thursday that requires landlords to give tenants more notice about increases to their rent. It…
ST. PETE, Fla. — The City of St. Pete is once again reexamining its Tenant Bill of Rights after hearing complaints from tenants that they have been discriminated against while trying…
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A $500 per month rental assistance plan for city employees required to live within St. Pete city limits is moving forward to the city council to…
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — With city councilors poised to take up the discussion of rent control again at Thursday’s meeting, protesters plan to set up an emergency tent city outside…
The road to rent control in St. Petersburg took a turn Thursday afternoon as the St. Petersburg City Council voted 5-3 not to move forward with discussions on rent control.…
GULFPORT, Fla. — Skyrocketing rent prices have been hitting Gulfport residents hard, which includes the former "Gecko Queen" who recently agreed to a more than $500 per month increase to stay in her home.…
ST. PETERSBURG — Demonstrators laid out picnic blankets, brought out Domino’s pizza and filled coolers with ice on the grassy patch across from City Hall on Wednesday evening. The smell…
ST.PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Voters in St. Petersburg won’t see the issue of rent control on the ballot this fall. After hours of public comment Thursday, the city council voted…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – Several residents are sleeping outside St. Petersburg City Hall Wednesday night, demanding that action is needed now to bring down the cost of rent. “We…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Protesters staged a "sleep-in" outside St. Petersburg City Hall Wednesday to demand the city council take steps to put rent control on the November ballot. "We're not telling…
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