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‘I’m scared to death of being out on the street’– Utah mobile home park begins clearing out residents
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‘I’m scared to death of being out on the street’– Utah mobile home park begins clearing out residents

The following story was written by Cathy McKitrick and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Layton • After receiving notices to vacate their homes by year’s end, more than a dozen cash-strapped residents of the Cedarwood Mobile Home Park face an uncertain future, and some fear being...

Foothill: Residents outraged over proposed Lamplighter Square project of five-story apartment complex
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Foothill: Residents outraged over proposed Lamplighter Square project of five-story apartment complex

The following story was reported by Eric Peterson of The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. The East Bench Community Council’s November 2020 Zoom meeting was so packed that residents were doubling up on computers to allow others in. In the hot square in the middle was Mark Isaac, a representative of...

Some Utah landlords are putting up roadblocks for disabled renters and evicting them
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Some Utah landlords are putting up roadblocks for disabled renters and evicting them

By Eric S. Peterson, Ria Agarwal, Taylor Hartman, Cathy McKitrick and McKhelyn Jones This story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. The following story was supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism...

Some Utah landlords are evicting domestic violence victims
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Some Utah landlords are evicting domestic violence victims

The story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. The following story was supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Shenna Buist was violently attacked...

Protection against hidden rental fees now written into Utah law
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Protection against hidden rental fees now written into Utah law

The following story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. The following story was supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah renters finally have...

Top rental lease land mines you need to look out for
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Top rental lease land mines you need to look out for

This story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. The following story was supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. Rep. Marsha Judkins, R-Provo, is...

Lawmakers again asked to stop surprise fees in rental agreements
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Lawmakers again asked to stop surprise fees in rental agreements

By Eric S. Peterson, Taylor Hartman, Ria Agarwal, Cathy McKitrick and McKhelyn Jones This story is part of a continuing series on Utah evictions and the state’s leading landlord law firm. It is supported by a grant from The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and was written and researched by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in...