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We’re Approaching Social Housing Wrong
Components common to most U.S. social housing proposals are bound to replicate problems we already have.
The Fight Continues Against Criminalization of Homelessness
Though disappointed in the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing sleeping bans, homeless advocates are energized and organizing around other solutions.
They Had No Heat for Four Months. A New Law Let Them Sue.
In New York state, tenants can now take landlords to court to force repairs and get damages, without withholding rent first. Here’s how one of the first tests of the new law worked.
Retreating From the Coasts Makes Sense, But Our Current Approach Isn’t Working
As flooding, sea level rise, fires, and other climate impacts increase, we’ll need to move about 20 million Americans by 2100. Here’s how we can rethink managed retreat to get ahead of the rising tides.
Winning Tenant Protections Isn’t Enough
When tenant protections are popular, opponents know better than to try to repeal them. But they can damage them just the same.
In Upstate New York, the Fight for Good Cause Continues
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?
How Policy Can Help Tenants Purchase Their Homes, a Webinar
Laws that give tenants the ability to purchase their own apartments are popping up across the country. In this webinar, a panel of folks who have been reporting on, fighting for, and using these policies offer their perspectives on this powerful anti-displacement tool.
Colorado Wants to Give Tenants Money for Paying Rent
A new statewide program aims to help renters benefit from the value they add to the buildings they live in. Here’s how the program could work, and when it could begin.
Ownership Matters: Institutional Investors and Corporate Ownership
Who owns our homes is an absolutely essential part of housing policy, and an even greater part of housing politics.
D.C. Had the Country’s First TOPA Law. Could Real Estate Developers Gut It?
Developers are pushing for two exemptions to the landmark tenant rights legislation—affordable housing properties and buildings that are 25 years old or newer.
What the Grants Pass Case Means—For All of Us
In an era of runaway housing costs, the Supreme Court is going to decide whether it’s illegal to not be able to afford them.
Tenant Protections Undone: How Florida Organizers Are Moving Forward
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that overrode dozens of local tenant protection laws won there in recent years. How are housing organizers in Florida fighting back? And what can other organizers do if they live in a state that is hostile to tenant protections?