The real reason for Arizona’s sky-high rental prices

With rents and home prices skyrocketing in the Grand Canyon State, renters received some relief as the state Legislature’s repeal of the residential rental tax went into effect on New Year’s Day. According to Arizona State University, rents have skyrocketed by 72% recently, partly because of a statewide housing shortage of over 65,000 units. Rather…

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City agrees to condemn Seventh Street house

Brad Davis | The Republic Columbus Board of Works has agreed to condemn this property at 1015 Seventh St. for foundation issues. The Board of Public Works and Safety on Tuesday approved the condemnation of a Seventh Street home that code enforcement said is unsafe. Fred Barnett, code enforcement coordinator, said the property owner of…

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