The Oklahoma legislature considered a handful of bills this session written to address landlord-tenant laws.

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Oklahoma’s top evictors are serial filers, using repeated eviction filings to extract rent and extra fees some experts say are exorbitant and potentially illegal.

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When a disabled Oklahoma City woman was evicted for no cause, she bought herself time with an appeal while she investigated whether she had a federal discrimination claim.

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One of the state’s only shelters for homeless youth is experiencing growing pains – it needs the city’s approval to expand operations but neighbors say the shelter clients are causing trouble. Homelessness is more common among Oklahoma youth than most people realize.

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Delayed 2024 shortfall payments from HUD combined with federal budget battles have Oklahoma Housing Authorities concerned for the future of Section 8.

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Lawmakers on both sides of the Oklahoma aisle are promoting bills aimed at lowering the state’s eviction rates.

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Despite growing homelessness in Oklahoma, lawmakers push to further criminalize homelessness and control city autonomy

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A national outage of payment management systems had Oklahoma social service providers sweating on the heels of the Trump Administration’s announced funding freezes.

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As Oklahoma’s senior population outpaces other demographic growth, the state’s housing supply isn’t keeping up. Some residents are spending more for less to stay housed.

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While evictions aren’t always an onroad to homelessness, for many of Oklahoma’s poorest and most vulnerable residents, overcoming losing a home can have mortal consequences.

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