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Tenants
Rising Tenant-Led Movement Aims to Bring Down Corporate Landlords
Tenant union organizers from Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, and New York share hopeful news from the growing movement.
DOJ Sues 6 of the US’s Largest Landlords Over Alleged Price-Fixing Scheme
The lawsuit expands a 2024 antitrust complaint accusing a property management software maker of illegal price-fixing.
We Must Recognize That the Eviction Crisis Is Also a Public Health Crisis
The mental health impacts of eviction and the threat of eviction are severe for tenants.
Rent Is Too Damned High: US Tenants Mobilize to Demand Rent Controls
Tenants nationwide are organizing to win affordable housing, limit rental fees and protect their homes and communities.
Tenants Demand Emergency Measures From White House as Rents Skyrocket
White House officials met with tenants on Monday but did not commit to declaring a housing emergency.
Jared Kushner’s Firm to Pay $3.25M for Deceiving, Cheating Tenants in Baltimore
The company hounded low-income tenants with a barrage of lawsuits, eviction notices and late fees.
Tenants Call on Biden to Act as Rent Increases Reach a 35-Year High
Housing advocates demand that President Biden declare a national emergency.
Tenants Facing Eviction Help Introduce New “Keeping Renters Safe Act”
The Keeping Renters Safe Act would reinstate the federal pandemic eviction moratorium.
Renters Are Calling for Direct Cash Assistance as Evictions Loom
An estimated 3.5 million adults say it’s likely they will be evicted in the next two months.
COVID Has Catalyzed a Wave of Tenant Organizing That Was Long Overdue
A growing tenants’ rights movement in the U.S. encourages tenants to form unions to collectively bargain with landlords.