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Micro Electronics, Inc. (MEI) is an American privately held company headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio.Founded in 1979 by John Baker, [1] it serves as the parent company of the computer retailer Micro Center, its online division Micro Center Online, and its brand iPSG, [2] which houses PowerSpec PC, WinBook, and Inland (including Inland Premium for high-end SSDs).
Individuals cited as key figures in the history of the rent-to-own transaction and application as a business model include Charles Loudermilk Sr., who in 1955 began renting out Army surplus chairs and later founded Aaron Rents, and J. Ernest Talley, who started Mr. T’s Rental in Wichita, Kansas in 1963, and later helped establish Rent-A-Center.
The federal government, through its Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program (which in 2012 paid for construction of 90% of all subsidized rental housing in the US), spends $6 billion per year to finance 50,000 low-income rental units annually, with median costs per unit for new construction (2011–2015) ranging from $126,000 in Texas to $326,000 ...
Native Americans, veterans and individuals in rural areas may qualify for special assistance. Home-buying assistance can help qualified individuals purchase a home with little or no money down ...
Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. § 1437f), commonly known as Section 8, provides rental housing assistance to low-income households in the United States by paying private landlords on behalf of these tenants. Approximately 68% of this assistance benefits seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. [1]
That income is up 41.1% from $45,397 in January 2020, but the median price for a home in Ohio is the lowest in the nation, according to Bankrate. Iowa ($223,500) ranks second for median home price.
Finding affordable housing affects a large portion of the city's population including low-income, moderate-income, and even median income families. [62] Since 1970, income has remained relatively stagnant while rent has nearly doubled for New Yorkers. [62] Consequently, 48.7% of householders spend more than 30% of their income on rent. [62]
However, it is unlikely that those protests will yield the results they are looking for, mainly because Ohio's state legislature enacted a statewide ban on rent control in 2022.