Many low-income renters in Kansas live in decaying homes with health hazards and believe there is little they can do to improve their situation, a new survey shows.
Some renters avoid submitting maintenance requests or reporting their poor living conditions to authorities because they fear retaliation — like an eviction — from their landlords. Experts say state law does not provide enough protection to vulnerable renters in those scenarios.
A University of Kansas survey shows that low-income renters in Douglas County were more likely to feel the risk of eviction than higher-income renters — with more than half of those who report fear of eviction earning less than $35,000 a year…