Residents at a Paddock Hills affordable housing complex say they are facing rent increases of more than 100%. It comes about one year after some moved into what they thought would be long-term, affordable housing.
Victory Vistas apartments, built with a $1 million city incentive and federal tax credits, notified residents earlier this year that their rent would increase dramatically. Carol Brown, who lives in an ADA-accessible one-bedroom unit, said her rent is jumping from $494 to $1,154 per month.
“That’s more than a lot of people get in their income,” Brown said…