Sidale i-Housing Justice Alliance ukuze siqinisekise ubulungisa kubantu abahola kancane ababhekene nokungahlali kahle kwezindlu. Ngokukhethekile, Usizo Lwezomthetho - olunikeza izifunda zase-Ashtabula, eCuyahoga, eGeauga, eLake naseLorain - lugxile eNyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ohio ukuhlinzeka ngokumeleleka okusemthethweni kubaqashi ababhekene nokukhishwa.
"Unelungelo lokuba nommeli" - wonke umuntu ujwayelene namalungelo ka-Miranda, ngenxa yezinhlelo zobugebengu zethelevishini. Umthethosisekelo wethu uqinisekisa ukutholakala kommeli ongakhokhisi imali uma othile esolwa ngobugebengu obubucayi futhi engakwazi ukukhokhela ummeli. Nokho abaningi ababoni ukuthi alikho ilungelo elinjalo ngokomthethosisekelo lokuthola izeluleko zezomthetho emacaleni ezindlu - ngisho noma amacala eholela ekubeni abantu abangenamakhaya.
I-Housing Justice Alliance ikhule isuka kuxhaso lokuqala lusuka kuSisters of Charity Foundation yeCleveland's Innovation Mission. Futhi, sibonga i-Housing Justice Alliance - kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Julayi 2020 - manje sekunelungelo lokweluleka emacaleni athile okukhishwa e-Cleveland. Funda kabanzi mayelana nalokhu kubambisana okukhethekile phakathi kwe-Legal Aid ne-United Way ku I-FreeEvictionHelp.org
Kodwa, i-Legal Aid's Housing Justice Alliance igxile kumthelela ongaphezu nje kwelungelo elisha, elilinganiselwe e-Cleveland. Ngokumeleleka kwezomthetho kwamahhala, okuseqophelweni eliphezulu, imindeni yaseNyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ohio ehlala ebumpofu futhi ebhekene nokuxoshwa ingathola izindlu eziphephile, ezithengekayo nezizinzile.
Izinkulungwane Zixoshwe Ngaphandle Kokumelela Okusemthethweni
Izindlu ziyisidingo esiyisisekelo somuntu kanye nesiqalo samathuba omnotho. Ikhaya eliphephile, elizinzile lisebenza njengesisekelo semindeni enempilo futhi liyisizinda semiphakathi ethuthukayo. Nokho, imikhaya eminingi kakhulu empofu iyaxoshwa. Isibonelo, eCuyahoga County - kukhona ukukhishwa okulinganiselwa ku-20,000 ngonyaka. Ukuxoshwa kungaba buhlungu kakhulu emndenini. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi izimo zezindlu ezingazinzile njengokungabi nakhaya, ukuthutha kaningi, kanye nobunzima bokuqasha kuhlotshaniswa nemiphumela yezempilo engemihle kubanakekeli nezingane ezincane. Le miphumela emibi yezempilo ihlanganisa ukucindezeleka komama, ukwanda kokulaliswa kwengane impilo yonke, impilo engeyinhle yengane, kanye nempilo engeyinhle yomnakekeli.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ucwaningo lwakamuva luveze ukuthi abasebenzi basemathubeni angaphezulu kuka-11-22% okulahlekelwa umsebenzi uma besanda kuxoshwa noma bephoqelelwe ekhaya. Kwabaningi, ukuxoshwa kubangela ubumpofu obujulile, okudala izinkinga ezihlala njalo kuwo wonke amalungu omndeni oxoshiwe.
Usizo Lwezomthetho Lumisa Izinkinga Ekudlondlobaleni Kube Izinkinga Zomphakathi Ezimba Eqolo
Yasungulwa ngo-1905, i-Legal Aid iyona kuphela engenzi nzuzo ebhekana ngqo nezidingo zomthetho zabantu baseNyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ohio abampofu, ababukelwa phansi, nabancishwe amalungelo. Amalungu eqembu lethu elizinikele ahlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zomthetho ezisezingeni eliphezulu lapho abantu bezidinga khona kakhulu. Ngobungcweti obungaphezu kweminyaka eyikhulu kumthetho wobumpofu kanye nokumela izindlu, i-Legal Aid isilungele ukumisa inqwaba yemiphumela ephuma ngokungenakugwenywa ekuxoshweni.
Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi abaqashi abathola ukumelwa okugcwele kwezomthetho emacaleni okukhishwa banamathuba amaningi okuthi bahlale ezindlini zabo futhi bonge imali yokuqasha noma ezindlekweni. Lapho abaqashi benokumelwa okugcwele okungokomthetho ecaleni lokuxoshwa, bangabamba iqhaza ngendlela enengqondo ezinqubeni zokuxoshwa futhi bathole imiphumela engcono.
Imiphumela Eqinisekisiwe, Umthelela Ohlala Njalo
Siyazi ukuthi indlela yethu yokusebenza isebenza ezindabeni zamakhasimende ethu: “uSarah” wathuthela efulethini eliseduze nomsebenzi wakhe nesikole sezingane, kodwa ngokushesha waqaphela izinkinga ezimbalwa. Amapayipi kasinki wasekhishini avuzayo, umnyango wangaphambili awuzange ukhiye, futhi kungene amagwababa namagundane phambi kwawo. USarah wathintana nomnikazi wendawo, owathembisa ukulungisa izinto, kodwa akazange akwenze. Ngesikhathi izingcingo nezikhalo zakhe zingaphendulwa, umama osemncane washayela iziphathimandla zezindlu zomphakathi. Eziphindiselela, umninindlu waqasha ummeli futhi wathumela isaziso sokuxoshwa. Kodwa uSara wayenommeli eceleni kwakhe, naye. I-Legal Aid yamsiza ukuba agcine usizo lwakhe lwezindlu, athole u-$1,615 njengenkokhelo yerenti kanye nediphozithi yesibambiso, futhi athuthe umndeni wakhe kwenye indlu eseduze.
Ukungabi Nabulungiswa Kwasendaweni Okunesixazululo Esikalayo
Ehlobo lika-2017, iDolobha laseNew York libe yidolobha lokuqala lase-US ukudlulisa umthetho “owelungelo lokweluleka” oyingqophamlando, oqinisekisa abaqashi abangaphansi kuka-200% wezinkombandlela zobumpofu ababhekene nokukhishwa ezindlini ngelungelo lokumelwa ngokusemthethweni. Ngenxa yalokhu, iDolobha laseNew York kulindeleke ukuthi lizuze ukonga okuphelele kwezigidi ezingu-320 zamaRandi ngonyaka. Futhi, onyakeni wokuqala selokhu kwasetshenziswa, imindeni engama-84% emelwe abameli enkantolo yakwazi ukugwema ukufuduka.
Ilungelo lokweluleka emacaleni okukhishwa lingasiza abantu abaningi ukuba banqobe izithiyo zokuqashwa kanye nethuba lezomnotho. Kungase kungaqinisekisi ukuthi konke ukukhishwa kuzogwenywa, ngoba ukukhishwa okuningi kusemthethweni. Kodwa-ke, kungaqinisekisa ukuthi isibalo esikhulu sabantu abahola kancane okungafanele bakhishwe, nokuthi labo abadinga ukuthutha bangakwenza lokho ngokuhlala endaweni ethambile.