Homeless Outreach Workers: Nothing We Do Matters Without New Housing
gothamist.com
As current and former outreach workers, we believe this plan is a massive misdirection of effort and resources.‘Today Kansas City made history’: City Council adopts tenants bill of rights
kansascity.com
The Kansas City Council voted to pass a tenant bill of rights, giving more protections for renters. The move was backed by Mayor Quinton Lucas. But the law does not protect people with Section 8 vouchers.Oakland’s Sweeping Affordable Housing Plan Has Produced Zero Units in Three Years
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A 2016 ‘impact fee’ on market-rate housing was supposed to produce $65 million for 160 new affordable units, but so far has not produced one new affordable unit.Members of the Palm Beach County Tenants Union have barricaded themselves into unit K108 of Stonybrook to block an illegal retaliatory 24-hour eviction. We will not be leaving and will not be allowing anyone to enter until this eviction is overturned and the tenants given a fair hearing in court on their legal rent strike. This is an action we don’t take lightly, but we were left with no choice due to the criminal neglect of HUD, Millennia, the city of Riviera, federal and state reps, the PBC court system, and too many other parties to name. Solidarity, love, and pray for our safety.
philadelphia.cbslocal.com
A university spokesperson says that student does not represent the college and the situation is being handled.Is your landlord responsible for clearing a bedbug infestation? City Council says so in amended bill
whyy.org
The amendment passed Thursday extends the period in which landlords are responsible for remediation of a bedbug infestation to one year.London Renters Union
Last night’s C4 News showed footage from our successful campaign against Advance Estates and an interview with the brilliant Aisha about our organising at Eros House in Lewisham.
Join the movement today: www.londonrentersunion.org/join
Together we can win lower rents, longer tenancies and better housing for everyone.