Housing

The city of Missoula is weeks away from finalizing new rules expanding how many homes, apartments and businesses can be built on land within the city.

President Donald Trump wants cities and states to force homeless people with substance use and mental health conditions into treatment. Some homeless advocates in Montana are criticizing the move.

The median home value across the state rose by two thirds in the last 4 years. Montana Free Press’ Eric Dietrich crunched the numbers and joined MTPR’s Elinor Smith to break them down.

Montana policymakers made housing affordability a top issue at the statehouse, but mobile home park residents feel left out. After three legislative sessions of asking for more tenant protections, there’s been little change to the law. Residents are facing rent hikes and insecurity as parks are sold, often to out-of-state buyers.

Montana has received federal approval to provide Medicaid-funded housing services to assist those with behavioral health needs find housing.

Roughly 250,000 homeowners and small businesses are projected to see a break on rising property taxes under two bills Gov. Greg Gianforte signed.

Montana renters who apply for an apartment, but don’t get it, are now entitled to a refund of their rental application fee. That’s due to a new law signed this month by Gov. Greg Gianforte.

The Missoula City Council last week approved a plan to build a large housing development for senior citizens. Councilors said affordable, senior-friendly housing was a need in the city and the state as a whole.

Dozens of service providers from dentists and doctors to public defenders packed the Missoula Public Library earlier this month. They offered a one-stop-shop for residents in need as the city begins to close one of its homeless shelters.

With HUD grants in limbo, Kalispell shelter breaks ground on affordable housing project. Opioid overdoses in Montana are rising.