Thursday, January 16, 2025

Tag: rent

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.

The pandemic makes clear what we already knew: The rent is...

“I need to allocate my money for food, health care and other necessities, not to pay rent to corporate landlords.”

Cost of living on the rise across US and child care...

"As rents and child care costs march steadily higher, keeping up with these rising costs may be one of many factors keeping parents up at night."

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