Healthy Housing

Tenant advocates have long been pushing for a “tenants bill of rights” to codify rules that protect renters from landlords. Here’s a rundown of the top protections housing justice activists say need to be included.

Tenants are organizing together with increased urgency to get legal protections passed in their towns, cities, and states. What are the top protections tenants are fighting for?

Deferred home maintenance can lead to serious structural, safety, and health issues. A new program in Pennsylvania aims to fill the gaps in home repair and weatherization programs.

Two years after the pandemic began, community development organizations reflect on what’s changed and how they’re moving forward. Some are still in crisis mode; others are refocusing their work.

For children who have asthma, pests like cockroaches and mice can trigger allergic reactions and lead to recurring and expensive hospital visits. Could insurers save money by investing in housing-based improvements like pest management services?

One USDA program has given out over a billion dollars in rural home repair grants since its inception, and could be inspiration for similar programs in urban and suburban communities as well.

Applying trauma-informed principles, reducing social isolation, and encouraging active living—how housing can be designed to promote good health.

Health care institutions are expanding from funding development to supporting housing justice and tenant rights policy.

Mary Stimpson was supposed to be a high-priority candidate for assistance repairing her roof and furnace. Instead she languished for years without heat until some advocates went above and beyond. 

A closer look at the relationship between health and the home repair needs of lower-income households.

In our third supplement, we focus on a coalition’s work to lower the number of asthma-related hospital visits from an apartment complex, and how sitting on a porch can be good for your health.

In Philadelphia, health care professionals and housing advocates are working together to deliver home repairs to low-income homeowners.