Tag: healthy homes

At left, tall apartment towers. At right, trees, In foreground, several mostly submerged cars in brown floodwaters, under a blue sky.
Policy

How the Inflation Reduction Act Can Protect Low-income Renters From Climate...

Priya Jayachandran -
Climate change is an especially large threat to low-income residents. The Inflation Reduction Act offers a chance to act.
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.
Financial Well-Being

Catch-22: The Tortuous Path to Home Repair Help

Laura Barron, Stephen Sills, and Sofia Mosquera -
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. 
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