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‘It kept adding up’: how add-on utility fees can lead to eviction for tenants

Tenants can be evicted for not paying utilities even if they have paid rent – tenants and their allies are fighting back This story was supported and co-published by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project In 2024, Constance Soule got a surprise from her landlord: a “notice of termination” that gave her 10 days to move out of her apartment. Soule, a disabled Alzheimer’s patient with a housing voucher, had paid her rent at a Larkspur, California complex managed by…

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‘It kept adding up’: how add-on utility fees can lead to eviction for tenants
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