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‘Forced out with nowhere to go’: First Nations families face eviction as council sells homes over charity’s unpaid rates
By Douglas Smith

Mount Isa city council to auction off first of 24 homes after Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Welfare Services accrues almost $1m in unpaid debts

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/first-nations-families-face-eviction-as-mount-isa-council-sells-homes-ntwnfb

#IndigenousAustralians #Queensland #Australianews #Housing #Renting #LidiaThorpe #RuralandregionalAustralia #TheGuardian #DouglasSmith

‘Forced out with nowhere to go’: First Nations families face eviction as council sells homes over charity’s unpaid rates https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/08/first-nations-families-face-eviction-as-mount-isa-council-sells-homes-ntwnfb #IndigenousAustralians #Queensland #AustraliaNews #Housing #Renting #LidiaThorpe #RuralAndRegionalAustralia

The little-known renting scheme that lets you buy your home after two years

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/31/little-known-renting-scheme-lets-buy-home-two-years-29244278/

I left London for the suburbs — within a month I was begging to go back

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/30/i-left-london-for-the-suburbs-within-a-month-i-was-begging-to-go-back-29258664/

Landlords have been lying but renters are the ones paying for it

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/26/landlords-lying-renters-ones-paying-29216262/

I cleared my £30,000 debt by living in a London hostel for a year

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/26/i-cleared-my-30000-debt-by-living-in-a-london-hostel-for-a-year-29216207/

Hihi fedi~ a question~ I'll be moving to the US in about a month or two (waiting for my visa), specifically Urbana in Illinois! Uhhmm, could I ask any helpful fedizen to give me advice about finding trans-friendly accommodation there? I haven't rented in the US before so I'm a little lost about some things~

First question, Should I try and book a place to stay in advance, like now, or should I wait until I get there and stay at a hotel for the first week and then go and visit?

My worry is that it's going to be hard to assess whether a place is good to stay in from just pictures, so visiting in person might be ideal?

Related question, will I face difficulties finding a place to rent given that I haven't rented in the US before? Are there any kinds of documents that landlords will need? like do they expect references or something? my previous landlord is in SG, and the one before that was the Uni, so I don't know if that counts?

Second question, how difficult do you think it'll be to find a trans-friendly place to stay? are there any signs to look out for?

Third question, are there any particular areas or parts of Urbana to avoid? Ill be working at UIUC and I can't drive, so I'm hoping for something not too far from the uni, maybe within cycling distance I guess~

Fourth question, what platforms would yall recommend for looking for accomodation? any apps/sites to focus on/avoid?

Fifth question, any kind of things in renting contracts to look out for? like any clauses that might be predatory or something that I should keep an eye out for?

reboosts for visibility welcomed!

#trans #housing #advice #adviceWelcome #usImmigration #unitdstates #renting