Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) ... The company Welding to Recycle is creating these homes. ... Jon DeCarmine said rent could be as low as $300 per month.

Residents said many of their homes need renovations, but they cannot afford a rent increase from about $525 to the $800 or $900 proposed by the management company.

American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), which leases 53,000 houses (mostly acquisitions) across 22 states, has started a major new initiative developing land and building homes for rent.