Earlier today the City Council voted 7-0 (with one abstention) to approve amended legislation prohibiting algorithmic rent fixing, to protect renters by fighting anti-competitive rent hikes in Seattle. Councilmember Cathy Moore (District 5) sponsored CB 121000, which prohibits landlords from using new software to set higher rents and creates penalties of up to $7500 per... The post Council passes Councilmember Moore’s legislation to help prevent renter displacement appeared first on Seattle...| Seattle City Council Blog
City Councilmember Cathy Moore (District 5) is bringing forward Council Bill 121000, legislation that prohibits algorithmic rent fixing to combat anti-competitive rent hikes and help prevent displacement. The legislation will receive its first hearing in the Housing and Human Services committee meeting tomorrow, June 11 at 9:30 a.m. “It is already challenging for renters in... The post Councilmember Moore introduces legislation to help prevent renter displacement appeared first on Seatt...| Seattle City Council Blog
Many of the largest corporate landlords in the country are once again beefing up the coffers of the California Apartment Association, aiming to buy political favors, kill tenant protections, and shut down the vital work ... The post The Real Dirt: The Shady Dealings of Corporate Landlords and California Apartment Association appeared first on Housing Is A Human Right.| Housing Is A Human Right
The Monterey County Registrar of Voters on Friday, Aug. 15, confirmed that tenant advocates have collected enough valid signatures to challenge the Salinas City Council’s repeal of rent control. The post Salinas referendum may put rent control repeal before voters appeared first on California Apartment Association.| California Apartment Association
Mike Stephen discusses the push for rent stabilization in Illinois with the Lift the Ban campaign coordinator Diego Morales and then learns about XL Fest, a local festival that brings Chicago creatives together, from Creative Cypher founder Troy Pryor. To subscribe to the OTL podcast, please visit our Apple Podcasts Page, Spotify, or our RSS feed. The post OTL #983: The future of rent stabilization in Illinois, XL Fest brings Chicago creatives together first appeared on Outside the Loop RADIO.| Outside the Loop RADIO
The Real Dirt is a monthly column by award-winning advocacy journalist Patrick Range McDonald that exposes the real estate industry’s lies, scams, and other unscrupulous acts, which impact the lives of millions. This month, Housing Is A ... The post The Real Dirt: California YIMBY and Big Tech Kill Tenant Protections, YIMBY Action Parties Hard, Following Big Real Estate’s Money appeared first on Housing Is A Human Right.| Housing Is A Human Right
California YIMBY has a lot of explaining to do. While middle- and working-class tenants struggle to pay sky-high rents, wealthy tech executives and venture capitalists, most of whom are based in the Bay Area, are ... The post Exclusive: Tech Execs and Venture Capitalists Spend Big to Help California YIMBY Kill Tenant Protections appeared first on Housing Is A Human Right.| Housing Is A Human Right
Earlier this year, Patrick Range McDonald, the award-winning advocacy journalist for Housing Is A Human Right, published an eye-opening exposé on his Medium page about the California Apartment Association’s deep-pocketed campaign to stop Proposition 33, ... The post Exposing California Apartment Association’s Multi-Million-Dollar Campaign to Stop Rent Control appeared first on Housing Is A Human Right.| Housing Is A Human Right
Last year, while Californians battled Big Real Estate to pass a pro-rent control ballot measure called Proposition 33, corporate landlords and other uber-wealthy real estate insiders shelled out cash to pay for a YIMBY Action ... The post As Californians Fought Corporate Landlords, YIMBY Action Partied with Big Real Estate’s Cash appeared first on Housing Is A Human Right.| Housing Is A Human Right
Housing Is A Human Right has published numerous special reports and articles over the years, including our investigation that won the “Best Activism Journalism” award from the Los Angeles Press Club (see below). They provide ... The post Want to Read Our Best Articles and Reports? You Can Find Them Here. appeared first on Housing Is A Human Right.| Housing Is A Human Right
Jason M. Barr January 22, 2025 If you google the definition of “emergency,” the search engine provides a response from the Oxford Languages Dictionary: “a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.” Merriam-Webster comes in with similar wording: “an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action.” […] The post Why Has Gotham Been in a “Housing Emergency” for 80 Year...| Building the Skyline
In November, Californians will vote on Proposition 33, a proposed repeal of the state’s restrictions on local rent control.| Stateline
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