About half of older renters are housing cost-burdened, spending more than 30% of their income on housing and utilities, while many are severely cost-burdened and devote more than half their income to housing. Ashon Nesbitt, CEO of the Florida Housing Coalition, told Shelterforce that even older adults physically capable of returning to work can face another dilemma. That means even relatively modest rent increases can destabilize an older renter’s finances. Older tenants also face consequences from housing conditions that can be substantially more serious than those confronting younger residents. “I feel I always have one foot in the street and one foot in my apartment,” Vasquez told Shelterforce.