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Tenants
Cancel the Rent: A Rising National Rent Strike Movement Gains Momentum
In the absence of help from Congress, rent strikes have become a widespread response to brutal economic pressure.
Spiraling Eviction Crisis Threatens More Renters With Homelessness
The patchwork of legal protections for renters that emerged at the start of the pandemic is unlikely to stem the crisis.
Tenants Organize Strikes, Demand Rent Relief as COVID-19 and Unemployment Surge
Despite eviction moratoriums and relief on mortgage payments in hard-hit states, no rent freeze has been ordered.
Thousands Could Be Kicked Out of Privatized Affordable Housing in Los Angeles
Tenants are fighting back against privatized affordable housing and against concepts of capitalist land ownership.
It’s Time for a Homes Guarantee
A full-time worker earning minimum wage cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the US.
What if Renters Got the Same Tax Deductions and Refunds as Homeowners?
Renter rallies have stoked interest in a law giving tenants tax deductions and refunds on rents just like homeowners.
Tenants in San Francisco Fight Back Against Nuisance Evictions
San Francisco tenants are refusing to allow landlords to displace them from rent-controlled units in order to raise rents.
New York City Activists Mobilize for Right to Counsel in Eviction
New York City may become the first to provide free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction.