Organizing

Kansas City tenants launched a rent strike in October. With a new administration coming into office, it might be too late for a federal rent cap—but they’re still pushing for better conditions.

Our original reporting about dangerous proposals, property insurance woes, and other threats to affordable housing (and what we can do about them) were some of our most-read stories of the year.

A law prohibiting localities from passing stronger tenant-landlord laws than the state’s severely hampers tenant organizing and advocacy—but it doesn’t prevent it.

There’s a growing number of manufactured housing owners who are joining together to buy their mobile home parks. We chat with residents, advocates, and technical assistance providers about the ins and outs of buying land together.

Rent stabilization typically limits the amount that rent can go up every year—but a newly appointed rent guidelines board in Kingston, N.Y., took it a step further.

Tracy Rosenthal and Leo Vilchis talk about their new book, “Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis,” their victories and struggles within the tenant movement, and some lessons for others fighting for change.

Organizers aim to catalyze a crisis to pressure a major federal housing regulator to lock in tenant protections.

Dallas’s bonds aren’t usually used for housing. A new coalition of advocates changed that.

When tenant protections are popular, opponents know better than to try to repeal them. But they can damage them just the same.

Ithaca became the latest city to opt into New York’s new Good Cause Eviction Law. What are tenant organizers doing to make the law work better for their communities?

Research explores residents’ experiences with and observations about community development organizations in four cities.

Community organizer Annette Miller has turned personal tragedy into a force for good. This video is part of Shelterforce’s Women of Color on the Front Lines series.