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A new study maintains that two-thirds of Denver renters plan to move to another city, a figure higher than the national average, with most listing high rent costs in the Mile High City  as the main reason. At the same time, however, so many people from other places want to move here that the actual number of renters in Denver is likely to remain steady in the near future and could actually rise. These are among the findings in a provocative report from Apartment List. As laid out in the following Q&A with analyst Sydney Bennet , who was heavily involved in the project, renting Denverites have a variety of reasons for wanting to relocate. But the number of those who are considering such a move because of long commute times or concerns about safety, for instance, pale in comparison to folks who simply are having a hard time stretching their dollars far enough to keep a decent roof over their head. As the study notes, the 67 percent of Denver renters who are looking at other lan...

Second Annual College Town Renter Satisfaction Rankings Rate Renter Satisfaction Based on Ratings by Current Apartment Renters LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - May 26, 2011) - With college graduation season in full swing, ApartmentRatings.com (www.apartmentratings.com), the leading website for user reviews of apartments around the United States, today released its annual rankings of renter satisfaction for the 100 largest college towns and college cities in the country. Topping this year's list is Berkeley, Calif., home to the University of California-Berkeley, the oldest university in California's University of California system. The university's 35,000 students enjoy a picturesque, small-town feel in the city of about 100,000. Though housing costs can be higher than many other college towns, Berkeley offers numerous public transit options and is extremely pedestrian and bicycle friendly -- an ideal situation for college students . Berkeley takes the top spot from D...

PHOENIX - A new study this week from Apartment List states that roughly 68 percent of Phoenix renters were leaving for another state. The analysis was completed by their annual renter survey . Researchers said they surveyed 24,000 renters. They asked them, "Do you plan on settling down in another city," and "If you plan on settling in another city, what's your biggest reason for leaving your current city?" Overall, renters in our state -- along with Texas and Florida -- were still more likely to settle in Arizona. Despite that 68 percent statistic of renters leaving, research associate Sydney Bennet said the demand for our state is still high.  "Although some renters want to leave Phoenix, it was still kind of a desirable location for renters in other cities," Bennet explained . "So, you might be seeing some turnover in renters, but definitely not a decrease in the renter population ."  That sentiment is shared by Jacque Petroulakis with N...

Natalie Marra benefited from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), a provision in the District that provides strong protection for tenants to avoid a forced move. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) Four years ago, when her apartment building at 1921 Kalorama Road NW in Washington was up for sale, Natalie Marra, a resident for more than 30 years, was determined to stay in the home she loves. “It took almost two years of tough negotiating, but there was a core group of seven of us in the tenant association that worked with a lawyer to make sure our rights were protected,” Marra says. “We negotiated the right to live in our apartments under rent control for the rest of our lives. Believe me, none of us ever plan to move now. Why would we? We have great renovated apartments and low rent.” Marra and her neighbors benefited from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), a provision in the District that provides strong protection for tenants to avoid a forced move. Elder...

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The Beverly Hills City Council approved a 3 percent increase to monthly retainer fees , and to establish an hourly rate, for legal services related to the administration of its rent control program at its Aug. 22 meeting. Councilman Les Friedman said the amendment is “just a placeholder” for legal services provided by Richards, Watson and Gershon. The city’s rent control is currently regulated by an emergency ordinance passed earlier this year, as city officials , landlords and renters try to reach a consensus on long-term regulations. The emergency ordinance , approved by the council in January, limited annual rent increases to 3 percent, compared to the previous 10 percent. It was the result of tenants complaining of being priced out of their units, and receiving no-cause evictions – in which tenants on month-to- month leases receive 60 -day notices to leave their units. Amendments made to the emergency ordinance in February required landlords to pay relocation fees of up t...

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