Tag: habitability

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Tenant Power Returns

What Are Your Landlord’s Legal Obligations? Depends on Where You Live

Minhae Shim Roth -
Landlord-tenant relations are governed by a mix of laws at all levels of government and can vary a lot.
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Tenant Power Returns

Fighting Back Against Corporate Landlords—A Shelterforce Webinar

Shelterforce Staff -
Shelterforce recently hosted a conversation about how to fight, and win, against corporate landlords and their extractive business models. Watch the video or read the transcript.
An illustration highlighting the 6 policies tenants are fighting for, including good cause eviction, right to habitability, right to counsel, rent regulation, tenant opportunity to purchase, and right to organize.
Tenant Power Returns

Tenant Protections 101

Shelby R. King -
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.
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Top 6 Tenant Protections Renters Are Fighting For

Shelterforce Staff -
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?
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