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![President Joe Biden speaks during a Fourth of July event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0718-biden-p-400x300.jpg)
Biden Proposed a Rent Cap for Corporate Landlords. What’s Next?
Biden’s rent control plan must pass through Congress to become reality. Tenants say the president could still act now.
![Homeless rights activists hold a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0628-housing-400x300.jpg)
SCOTUS Ruling on Homelessness May Further Endanger Domestic Violence Survivors
Criminalizing homelessness only enacts more barriers for survivors that often leave them with few viable options.
![A migrant mother rushes her family past a small group of right-wing demonstrators trying to shut down a motel that is housing migrant immigrants, on May 30, 2023, in Queens, New York.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1494657250-400x300.jpg)
From New York to LA, Housing Insecurity Is Undermining Immigrant Students
NYC’s new policy of evicting families from shelters after 60 days is forcing children to repeatedly switch schools.
![A tent underneath a crab apple tree](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0521-tent-home-400x300.jpg)
Will Involuntary Homelessness Become a Crime?
An upcoming Supreme Court decision could dramatically criminalize poverty and homelessness nationwide.
![Police arrest a man as the city of Philadelphia begins a long anticipated clearing of the homeless encampment in Kensington on May 8, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2152171607-400x300.jpg)
Plan to Crack Down on Unhoused People Spells Disaster for Philadelphians
A new report reveals the city's plans to clear homeless encampments and jail vulnerable residents.
![Advocates with lived homelessness experience demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/IMG_5004-400x300.jpg)
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.”
![Unhoused people line up to receive assistance](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0318-homeless-chicago-400x300.jpg)
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.
![A digital illustration of a woman holding her daughter as they huddle together in a tent outside of their foreclosed home, as a police officer approaches them with crossed arms, his gun clearly visible.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0301-homelessmess-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Unhoused people bed down for the night outdoors in the alcoves of the Sarasota County Jail building in Sarasota, Florida, on April 8, 2016.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0224-unhoused-400x300.jpg)
New Florida Bill Could Force Unhoused People Into Encampments
The bill would prohibit cities from allowing unhoused people to sleep or camp on public property and rights of way.
![A sign reading 'For Rent / Two Bedroom" is seen in bushes in front of an apartment building, low angle.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0125-for-rent-400x300.jpg)
Study: Half of Renters Paid Unaffordable Rates in 2022, a Record High
Since 2001, median rents have risen by 21 percent — while renters’ incomes have only increased by 2 percent.