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Housing Crisis
SCOTUS Ignores Housing Crisis in Hearing on Laws Criminalizing Unhoused People
As the court hearing took place, unhoused people and their allies rallied outside, demanding “housing, not handcuffs.”
LGBTQ Advocates to SCOTUS: Don’t Let Cities Criminalize Houseless People
Groups warn the Supreme Court that LGBTQ youth make up 65 percent of the chronically houseless youth population.
Chicago Ballot Amendment Would Tax Real Estate Moguls to Fight Homelessness
Allowing real estate interests to shape public policy will not restore housing agency to the people of Chicago.
Rural America Is in the Midst of an Eviction Crisis
New research found that Black rural households have eviction rates four times higher than white households.
Rent Increases Are Driving Inflation — and Pessimism About Economy Under Biden
Democrats say the economy is great, but millions of tenants are struggling to pay historic rent increases.
I’ve Been Unhoused. It Could Happen to You. Let’s Stop Criminalizing It.
The push to criminalize the unhoused should be treated as a threat to us all.
Outrage Erupts in Oregon as Democrats Move to Recriminalize Drugs
Opponents say the move is a reaction to visible homelessness and fearmongering “law and order” narratives in the media.
Eviction Filings in Major Texas Cities Soar Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
Legal aid groups and housing advocates say there simply aren’t enough lawyers to keep up with eviction filings.
Six Years Into Rent Strike, Tenants Union Will Battle Landlord in LA Court
The Hillside Villa Tenants Association is engaged in one of the longest rent strikes in the history of Los Angeles.
Advocates Condemn Denver Mayor Veto of Homeless Sweeping Ban Ordinance
“He has sentenced houseless people of Denver to more sickness, suffering, loss of limbs, and potential death."