Christian Service Center in Orange County sees more people in need of housing

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Eric Gray with the Christian Service Center said they’re starting to see more people in need of housing.

“The median rent and housing cost is continuing to rise at an unprecedented pace,” said Gray, the center’s executive director. “When you have that happen, and you have a very low inventory of affordable apartments for families of lower income, it creates a stew of ugly.”

Gray says that the “ugly” has gotten worse every year since the pandemic-era protections that blocked most evictions expired about five years ago…

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