A shortage has led to skyrocketing lumber prices, increasing costs for home builders and adding thousands to the price of new homes in Southern Nevada and elsewhere.
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The county’s CARES Housing Assistance Program, or CHAP, has served as a lifeline for many Southern Nevada families to catch up with their back rent.
Local anti-homeless groups and tenant advocates applauded the move Monday, but a representative for a Nevada apartment association called the move “devastating” for struggling landlords.
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