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Tenants, fighting a rent increase, ask Housing Authority of Salt Lake City to negotiate the amount

“I’m not going to be able to afford what they’re asking,” one tenant said. “Even if it were something I could afford, it’s not worth it.”

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tenants from left, Erma Tafoya, with her son Julian and daughter Sofia; Lorenzo Rodriguez; Cecilia Castillo; and Diana Diaz discuss their rent with members of the Tenants Union of Salt Lake. Tenants at the Housing Assistance Management Enterprise (HAME) joined organizers from the Tenants Union of Salt Lake (TUSL) to deliver a collective letter to the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City, June 30, 2023. They are demanding to an end to the sudden rent increase that tenants are now facing. The group is hoping to get the opportunity to negotiate collectively for a fair lease and to stop a rent increase that they say will force them out of their homes. Some have lived in the buildings at issue for more than 20 years.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tenants from left, Erma Tafoya, with her son Julian and daughter Sofia; Lorenzo Rodriguez; Cecilia Castillo; and Diana Diaz discuss their rent with members of the Tenants Union of Salt Lake. Tenants at the Housing Assistance Management Enterprise (HAME) joined organizers from the Tenants Union of Salt Lake (TUSL) to deliver a collective letter to the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City, June 30, 2023. They are demanding to an end to the sudden rent increase that tenants are now facing. The group is hoping to get the opportunity to negotiate collectively for a fair lease and to stop a rent increase that they say will force them out of their homes. Some have lived in the buildings at issue for more than 20 years.

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