Rentals

Here’s a statement that will shock very few in Austin: The city is becoming increasingly harder for renters to afford.That’s according to an annual report…

While many University of Texas students were busy studying for final exams, senior Allie Runas was thinking about cracks in the sidewalk.After years of…

Austin is a city of renters: 55 percent of households here rent. The number drops slightly when you look at Travis County. That got KUT’s Audrey McGlinchy…

If you’re a renter in Texas, there may be a clause in your lease you haven’t noticed: a landlord’s lien. The clause gives your landlord the right to come…

Like many University of Texas freshmen, Rylan Maksoud was looking forward to moving out of his dorm to an apartment off campus in the fall.He signed a…

Nearly two-thirds of Austin renters looking to settle down somewhere else are largely doing so because of affordability, according to a new report from…

To no one's surprise, Austin is one of the most expensive cities to live in in Texas. Residents here need to earn around $23 an hour to afford rent for a…

Last November, the Austin City Council loosened regulations for what are called “accessory dwelling units.” Those are buildings like backyard flats and…

Rents are slowly getting more expensive across the nation, but a new report finds that they’re rising even faster for the lowest-priced…

Legal notices and lease copies blanketed a plush beige couch in a North Austin apartment. Rebekah Jara rummaged through the papers. Lawyers had urged her…