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A light-skinned woman with long gray hair speaks at a podium at an outdoor rally. On the ground to her left is a black dog in a service dog harness. Behind her are various tenants holding signs.
Reported Article

Missouri Tenants Sue Owners Who They Say Broke Rules in Exiting Tax Credit Program

In Springfield, Missouri, organized tenants have filed a lawsuit against the past and present owners of their tax credit–financed properties, claiming that in exercising an opt-out provision they violated both state and federal requirements.

A person wearing glasses sits at a table with his hands on the keyboard of a laptop. On the screen is a denial for an application
Reported Article

Tenant Screening: A Billion-Dollar Industry with Little Oversight. What’s Being Done to Protect Renters?

Thousands of companies offer tenant screening tools that promise to make life easier for landlords and property managers. But reports show that the data these companies use is often riddled with errors and relies on information that has no bearing on whether someone will be a good tenant.

An illustration of five people standing in front of a digitized fence. They are all facing a digital fence that is blocking their path to blue high rise homes. Some of the homes have have lights on inside and "Apt. Available" signs in orange. There is a closed fence door.
Editor’s Note

Tech’s Rising Influence on Housing

Shelterforce’s Lillian Ortiz explains what you can expect in our new Under the Lens series—How Tech Is Changing Housing.

Blurry view of man in hardhat and safety vest with back to camera, facing partially built building. In the near foreground, in focus, is loose soil from recent digging.
Reported Article

Good Cause Eviction Policies Don’t Hamper Construction, New Research Shows. Legislators Are Still Concerned.

Multiple states have ongoing pushes for good cause eviction protections. A frequent obstacle: a now disproven claim by developers.

Opinion

Our Silence Will Not Protect Us

Keeping our heads down and our language inoffensive is not the right response to the times we’re in. Solidarity and courage is.

A white-whiskered white man in a blue bucket hat, pinkish-red T-shirt, and dungarees sits on a porch holding a brown-and-white dog. They are both looking off to the left at something out of frame. Behind them to the right is an evergreen, possibly juniper, tree, and way off to the left, a wire fence and some nondescript buildings.
Opinion

Porches, Pets, and the People We Grow Old With

Neighborhood connections and animal companions matter to aging with dignity, and how we build can support them. Here’s a human-scale proposal for aging in place.

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