Friday, April 18, 2025

Tag: rent

The Homeless Garden Project is opening new doors to helping the...

This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.

A lawyer who helped the Kushners crack down on poor tenants...

This attorney used to represent companies owned by Trump’s in-laws, whose apartments were known for shoddy maintenance and aggressive legal tactics.

Justice Department sues six of the nation’s largest landlords in effort...

Together, the six landlords manage more than 1.3 million apartments in 43 states and the District of Columbia.

Biden proposes national rent control: Caps to target major corporate landlords...

The announcement, scheduled for Tuesday in Nevada, comes as Biden seeks re-election and tries to tackle one of the most pressing issues facing American renters.

The rent crisis: Half of US renters face unprecedented housing affordability...

The study reveals a staggering 50 percent of U.S. renters were dedicating more than 30 percent of their income to cover rent and utilities.

Sky-high US housing costs fuel record surge in homelessness

"The COVID relief funds provided a buffer. We're seeing what happens when those resources aren't available."

If we can pass big infrastructure bills, why can’t we keep...

The government can create the money it needs if it wants to. It just has to decide it wants to.

The eviction crisis is a race and gender wage gap issue

There is a direct correlation between this racial, gendered wage gap and evictions.

‘A devastating failure’: Eviction ban expires as House goes on vacation...

"We cannot be abandoning the up to 11 million Americans that are in need, particularly when emergency rental assistance—the $46 billion that we authorized—has not gotten out."

Building tenant power with the Housing Justice for All Coalition

States should do anything they can to reduce the barrier between renters and homeowners—and fight for a society where all people are treated equally regardless of if they own property or not.

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Trump fast-tracks Great Lakes oil tunnel, triggering outcry over water and climate risks

Environmental groups and tribal nations warn the Line 5 tunnel project could endanger drinking water for 40 million people after Trump administration classifies it as an emergency.

How 77 tons of radioactive waste ended up in Brooklyn

A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.

Israel declares permanent military zones in Gaza, vows to block humanitarian aid despite mass...

Defense minister confirms indefinite occupation of seized territory and continuation of full blockade as humanitarian agencies warn of catastrophic collapse and forced displacement.

Federal judge halts Trump administration freeze on billions in climate and infrastructure funds

Court rules that blocking congressionally approved aid for clean energy, public health, and environmental protection violated federal law and harmed communities nationwide.

Keystone XL oil spill shuts down pipeline and halts flow of millions of gallons...

An estimated 3,500 barrels of oil (147,000 gallons) spilled into an agricultural field in a rural area, about 60 miles southwest of Fargo.