A disabled family of three in Palm Beach County said they are facing eviction after their landlord raised their rent by $200 per month, pushing their housing costs beyond what they can afford on a combined fixed income of less than $2,000 monthly.
Tina Woods, 67, and her husband, Timothy Woods, said their landlord verbally promised to keep their rent at $1,000 per month when they moved into their trailer nine years ago. The couple never signed a formal lease, a decision they now deeply regret as they face potential homelessness.
Years of Verbal Promises Broken
“When we moved here, we thought everything would be fine. The landlord was nice,” Tina Woods told WPTV’s Kayla McDermott. “Our rent was $1,000 a month. He told us he would not go up on the rent as long as we paid our rent.”
After nine years of on-time payments, the landlord raised their rent to $1,200 and began suggesting he could charge significantly more for the property…