HOUSING CRISIS
A Property Manager Pepper Sprayed a Tenant Union Organizer on Video
D.C. tenant Christine Corbin was asking her building's manager about union flyers being taken down when she was pepper sprayed.
Tenants Formed a Union to Fight the 'Google of Student Housing' Trying to Evict Them
Members of the Core Spaces Tenant Association aren't going to let their landlord evict nearly 1,000 people to renovate their units without a fight.
Hundreds of Tenants Protest at NY State Capitol Building for 'Good Cause' Eviction Law
A Good Cause law would ban evictions in most cases, except for where a tenant has violated their lease or when a landlord wishes to live in the unit.
Tenants Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge to Protest Predatory Landlords
Over a thousand tenants holding signs like "Cap the Rent" and "The Rent is Too Damn High" marched in one of NYC's biggest tenant protests in years.
America Has Decided That Homeless People Aren't People
The killing of Jordan Neely is the endpoint of systematically demonizing and excluding people on the street from society and human dignity.
'They Just Need a Safe Place to Be:' How Public Transit Became the Last Safety Net In America
The surge in homelessness on transit systems creates a conundrum for agencies used to the old way of doing things.
'Landlords Are People Too': Landlords Bravely Protest to Evict People Faster
Landlords took to the streets in Canada to protest for what they called "justice," or overhauling tenant law to evict more people.
Landlord Software Is Making Life Hell for Renters, Report Says
Property technology, or proptech, is allowing big landlords to buy homes at scale, raise rents, and evict tenants remotely.
The Most Evil Tricks Landlords Have Pulled on Renters
“She let us know that she was an ‘accidental landlord’ and ‘not like the others...”
Tenants of America's Biggest Landlord Form Union to Fight Evictions, Rent Hikes
The Blackstone Tenants Union (BTU) in San Diego aims to fight evictions and rising rents since the corporate landlord ended a COVID-19 eviction pause.
Want to Curb City Crime? Evict Fewer Tenants, Study Says
Rising evictions rates pose a threat to social cohesion and public safety, a new report concludes.
A Palantir Co-Founder Is Pushing Laws to Criminalize Homeless Encampments Nationwide
Model legislation banning unsanctioned encampments and restricting funding to permanent housing has found traction in multiple states.