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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.
Showing of 79 results for Rental Housing.
| ID | 102389 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Rental inspection program gets underway |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Neal Kolber |
| Date | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, City of Elkhart |
| ID | 101822 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Rental inspection program passes |
| Notes | Rental Inspection Program passed. |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Jared Elam; Conrad Hochstetler; Dave Blessing; Aaron Mishler |
| Date | May 07, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Hines, Tonda, Rental Housing, Roberson, Rod (mayor) |
| ID | 101804 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Landlords fume |
| Notes | Pastor Lori King, Guidance Ministries. Rental inspection program. |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Demarco Robinson; Jesus Barcena; Dave Blessing |
| Date | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Landlords, Rental Housing, Public Health & Safety Committee, Elkhart City Council |
| ID | 101598 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Commission mulls rental inspection program |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Tim Vistine speaks; David Henke |
| Date | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Public Health & Safety Committee, Elkhart City Council, Rental Housing Registration, Landlords |
| ID | 101472 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City to restore rental inspection program |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | rental property in 700 block of Bower Street; Alex Otto |
| Date | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Rental Housing Registration, Landlords, Public Health Issues |
| ID | 92917 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Embattled landlord to auction some troubled homes |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Brad Hooley |
| Date | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Demolition, Auctions |
| ID | 74700 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County ends rent help program |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Elkhart County Commissioners, Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
| ID | 70001 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County launches $6M rent assistance program |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Mar 09, 2021 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Rental Housing |
| ID | 68436 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Firm hired to oversee $6M rental assistance program |
| Notes | Baker-Tilly |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | February 09, 2021 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Commissioners, Rental Housing |
| ID | 67902 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County awarded $6M for rental assistance |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Feb 02, 2021 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart County Commissioners, Rental Housing, Utilities |
| ID | 65629 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen passes apartment inspection fee |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | July 4, 2019 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Goshen City Council, Rental Housing |
| ID | 65654 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen considers $55 rental inspection fee |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Rental units |
| Date | June 3, 2019 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Goshen Building Department |
| ID | 62262 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Landlord, tenant law focus of series |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | August 13, 2017 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Public Library, Landlords, Rental Housing |
| ID | 61339 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Nixing an 'unfair' ordinance |
| Notes | Ordinance 4963 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Homes along Franklin Street; Homes along Thomas Street |
| Date | February 9, 2017 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Rental Housing Registration, Landlords |
| ID | 60277 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Affordable rentals hard to find around Elkhart Co. |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Apartments in Elkhart |
| Date | July 6, 2016 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing |
| ID | 54333 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart native out to change apartment hunting |
| Notes | Founded mobile application called 'RadPad' for online rental housing search; Eppers, Jonathan |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Jonathan Eppers |
| Date | May 25, 2014 |
| Page | D1, D3 |
| Subjects | Real Estate |
| ID | 54141 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Board visits dilapidated home, votes to demolish it |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of home |
| Date | April 29, 2014 |
| Subjects | Davidhizar, Ronald, Rental Housing, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 54093 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City declares 3 homes unsafe |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | April 22, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Davidhizar, Ronald, Rental Housing, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 53828 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Board's frustration with local property owner grows |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of property at 511 N. Fifth St., Goshen |
| Date | March 11, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Davidhizar, Ronald, Rental Housing, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 53617 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Board puts pressure on Davidhizar over vacant properties |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | February 6, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Davidhizar, Ronald, Rental Housing, Government, Goshen City, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety |
| ID | 53129 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Property owners granted extensions to complete repairs |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | October 29, 2013 |
| Page | A3, A6 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Code Enforcement, Government, Goshen City, Landlords |
| ID | 52507 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Kinzy Street landlord defends himself |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | August 2, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Landon, Mary E., Rental Housing |
| ID | 52501 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Tenants forced to move on after landlord abandons their building |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Toneisha Weekly & Michael Hyman |
| Date | August 1, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Landon, Jack C., Rental Housing |
| ID | 51781 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen BOW eyes action on burned rentals |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | April 16, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Goshen Board of Zoning Appeals, Rental Housing, Davidhizar, Ronald, Government, Goshen City |
| ID | 51637 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Registration fee won't go up for Goshen rental owners |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | March 21, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Goshen City Council, Fees, Municipal |
| ID | 51632 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen council says no to rental registration fee increase |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | March 20, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Goshen City Council, Fees, Municipal |
| ID | 51623 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen City Council to mull rental fees and redistricting |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | March 19, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Goshen City Council, Fees, Municipal, Redistricting, Municipal |
| ID | 51551 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Council tables rental fee increase |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | March 6, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Goshen City Council, Fees, Municipal, Government, Goshen City |
| ID | 49683 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Copper theft reports lacking |
| Notes | Thefts of copper wiring & other items from vacant or rental housing |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | January 14, 2012 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Crime, Real Estate |
| ID | 47465 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Keeping landlord registration favored |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 15, 2011 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Government, Goshen City, Goshen City Council |
| ID | 44480 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Council hears ideas on quality standards for rental homes |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 3, 2010 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Government, Goshen City, Rental Housing, Ordinances, Neighborhood Preservation, Davidhizar, Ronald |
| ID | 44469 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen mulling rental crackdown |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | February 27, 2010 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Government, Goshen City, Rental Housing, Davidhizar, Ronald, Ordinances, Neighborhood Preservation |
| ID | 44038 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Which is worth more: A life or three months' rent? |
| Notes | 'Sheena's Law' |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of victim, petitioners |
| Date | December 21, 2009 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Kiska, Sheena L., Rental Housing, Homicides |
| ID | 43720 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | They didn't use meth, but they still have to pay for it |
| Notes | Grappling With Meth series, pt. 2 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of apartment & landlord |
| Date | November 30, 2009 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Methamphetamines, Rental Housing, Illegal Drugs |
| ID | 42948 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Apartments get approval from city, again |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | September 23, 2009 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Development, Residential, Goshen Board of Zoning Appeals, Goshen Housing Authority, Rental Housing |
| ID | 42668 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Landlord and Goshen come to an agreement: Fix houses or pay $10K fine |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 30, 2009 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Code Enforcement, Government, Goshen City, Davidhizar, Ronald, Rental Housing |
| ID | 38624 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 'I really love this place now' |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 3, 2008 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Sheneman, Mike, Crime Free Housing Program, Elkhart Police Department |
| ID | 38175 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Landlord penalties reduced |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | July 13, 2008 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Government, Elkhart City, Fees, Municipal |
| ID | 37481 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Rental registration penalties may be cut |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 30, 2008 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 33774 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | House of questions |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of site |
| Date | November 29, 2007 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Housing Partnership, Rental Housing, Affordable Housing |
| ID | 32780 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Fines creating concern |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | November 1, 2007 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Stu Statler Crime Fund, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 32766 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Rental issues arise |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | October 31, 2007 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Stu Statler Crime Fund, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 31128 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Rental listing fines coming |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | September 27, 2007 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Stu Statler Crime Fund, Government, Elkhart City, Fees, Municipal |
| ID | 29162 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Fees go to fight crime |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 2, 2007 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Fees, Municipal, Stu Statler Crime Fund, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 20294 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 727 rental owners list properties |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 4, 2006 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Rental Housing Registration, Stu Statler Elkhart Renaissance Initiative, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 20078 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Rentals must be listed in five days |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | July 28, 2006 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Fees, Municipal, Stu Statler Elkhart Renaissance Initiative, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 19529 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | The clock is ticking on fixings |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of site |
| Date | July 11, 2006 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Code Enforcement, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Government, Goshen City |
| ID | 18561 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Landlords must list with city |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of rental house |
| Date | June 1, 2006 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing Registration, Stu Statler Elkhart Renaissance Initiative, Fees, Municipal, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 18082 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | The simpler life |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of owner and site |
| Date | May 18, 2006 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Downtown Elkhart, Elkhart Downtown Inc., Wesdorp, Andy, Rental Housing |
| ID | 17359 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ordinance No. 4963 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 4, 2006 |
| Page | C5 |
| Subjects | Stu Statler Elkhart Renaissance Initiative, Rental Housing Registration, Government, Elkhart City, Rental Housing |