NPR, March 29, 2016: Living From Rent To Rent: Tenants On The Edge Of Eviction
“Limes is among the hundreds of thousands of Americans who face eviction because they simply can’t afford their rent. One in four low-income families pays more than 70 percent of its income on rent, leaving little money for other bills and almost no room for an unexpected expense. According to the Harvard Research Center’s State of the Nation’s Housing report in 2015, rising rents and stagnating wages nationwide have contributed to a record number of cost-burdened renters — a situation that is worsened by the shortage of affordable housing for low-income tenants.”