Video Credits - last updated May 27, 2020

 

Written by the Kentucky Housing Justice Coalition

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Designed and Voiced by Jessica Bellamy at Root Cause Research Center - www.rootcauseresearch.org

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Music by DJ Yared at Rhythm Science Sound - www.rhythmsciencesound.com

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References can be found at www.rootcauseresearch.org/cancelrent

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Sound effects obtained from www.zapsplat.com

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Beshear image, Representative Omar image, Lexington Map, Louisville map, Lexington long view, and courtroom with people from www.shutterstock.com

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Additional photos from www.pexels.com

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Videos from www.pexels.com

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References - last updated May 27, 2020

 

American Community Survey. (n.d.). 2018 ACS 3 year estimates.

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Blank, L. (2020, April 17). MEMO: AMERICANS SUPPORT SUSPENDING ALL RENT PAYMENTS. Retrieved from Data for Progress: https://www.dataforprogress.org/memos/americans-support-rent-suspension

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CBS News. (2019, January 29). 40% of Americans only one missed paycheck away from poverty. Retrieved from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/40-of-americans-one-step-from-poverty-if-they-miss-a-paycheck/

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Coalition, M. H. (2019). 22,000 EQUITIES Addressing Racial Gaps in Homeownership and Wealth.Louisville: Metropolitan Housing Coalition.

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Dept of Numbers. (n.d.). Kentucky Residential Rent and Rental Statistics. Retrieved from https://www.deptofnumbers.com/rent/kentucky/

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Eviction Lab. (2018, May 11). National Estimates: Eviction in America. Retrieved from https://evictionlab.org/national-estimates/

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Fearnow, B. (2020, March 28). BIDEN, SANDERS DEMAND 3-MONTH FREEZE ON RENT PAYMENTS, EVICTION OF TENANTS ACROSS U.S.Retrieved from Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/biden-sanders-demand-3-month-freeze-rent-payments-eviction-tenants-across-us-1494839

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Flowers, A. (2016, Sept 15). How We Undercounted Evictions By Asking The Wrong Questions. Retrieved from FiveThirtyEight: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-we-undercounted-evictions-by-asking-the-wrong-questions/

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Holder, S. (2019, June 19). Minimum Wage Still Can’t Pay for a Two-Bedroom Apartment Anywhere. CityLab.

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Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky. (2020, April 3). Retrieved from HHCK (Twitter page): https://twitter.com/HHCKy/status/1246083264730804224?s=20

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Kasakove, S. (2020, April 17). Ilhan Omar unveils bill to cancel rent and mortgage payments amid pandemic. Retrieved from The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/17/ilhan-omar-rent-mortgage-bill-coronavirus-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR1AbhttHF1clXdvVrYPEW8kiJBYJYG-6sCxpzHlIlAi_685yJqxG89B1uA

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Kentucky Housing Corporation. (2019). K-Count Results. Retrieved from http://www.kyhousing.org/Resources/Data-Library/Pages/K-Count-Results.aspx.

 

Lexington Fair Housing Council. (2020, March 27). Lexington Fair Housing Council Facebook page. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/lexingtonfairhousing/posts/10157864621140734?__tn__=-R

 

NPR. (2020, April 16). Over 22 Million File For Unemployment In 4 Weeks. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/2020/04/16/835841948/over-22-million-file-for-unemployment-in-4-weeks

 

Ogles, J. (2020, March 22). Rick Scott calls for moratorium on rent, mortgages and utility payments. Retrieved from FLAPOL: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/324690-rick-scott-calls-for-moratorium-on-rent-mortgages-and-utility-payments

 

Parker, W. (2020, April 8). Nearly a Third of U.S. Apartment Renters Didn’t Pay April Rent. Wall Street Journal.

 

People of Kentucky. (n.d.). Retrieved from Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear Please Freeze Rent, Mortgages, Car Payments and Utilities: https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/freeze-rent-in-lexington-kentucky-mayor-linda-gorton

 

Root Cause Research Center. (2020). Russell: What is the Right to Remain? Part 2. Retrieved from https://www.rootcauseresearch.org/post/russell-what-is-the-right-to-remain-part-2

Salviati, C. (2019, October 9). 2019 Cost Burden Report: Half of Renter Households Struggle With Affordability. Apartment List.

 

Shelton, T. (2017). Locked Out: Foreclosure, Eviction and Housing Instability in Lexington, 2005-2016.Lexington, KY: Lexington Fair Housing Council.

 

The Action Network. (n.d.). Protect Kentuckians facing income loss due to COVID-19. Retrieved from https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/protect-kentuckians-facing-income-loss-due-to-covid-19-2

UK Gatton College of Business and Economics. (2016). Kentucky Housing Corporation Housing Needs Assessment.Lexington, KY.