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Sea Rise Will Submerge Hundreds of Thousands of US Homes and Buildings by 2050
A new analysis shows nearly 650,000 individual properties are at risk of falling below tidal boundaries.
LA Ballot Measure Would Let Unhoused People Stay in Hotels Past Pandemic
In LA County, around 60,000 people are unhoused and thousands more face eviction, even as 20,000 hotel rooms are vacant.
Unhoused Activists Are Fighting a Surge of Bills Criminalizing Homelessness
As soaring rents push people onto the streets, many unhoused people are rising up against harmful legislation.
Tenants Call on Biden to Act as Rent Increases Reach a 35-Year High
Housing advocates demand that President Biden declare a national emergency.
4 Companies Filed Nearly 15,000 Eviction Actions in COVID’s First 16 Months
A new report shows how corporate landlords engaged in harassment and abusive deception of their tenants.
Ilhan Omar Introduces Bill to Guarantee Housing as a Human Right
The bill would repeal the Faircloth Amendment, which places a hard limit on the amount of public housing in the country.
Ocasio-Cortez Digs Into Private Equity for Buying Houses and Jacking Up Rents
Regular homebuyers are “competing against the largest private equity firm in the world to purchase a home,” she said.
Warren Demands Private Equity-Backed Firms Answer for Role in Rising Rent Prices
“Our country faces an unprecedented affordable housing supply shortage,” Warren wrote.
Chronic Underfunding of Public Housing Is Putting 1.2 Million Families at Risk
Thanks to Congress's neglect, the backlog of unfunded repair projects has ballooned to an estimated $80 billion.
Activists Say Greed, Neglect Are to Blame for Bronx Fire That Killed 17 People
The city is blaming a faulty space heater. Housing advocates say it's the lack of safe, affordable public housing.