Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has moved ahead with a controversial rule change that will increase the share working families with housing vouchers will have to pay in rent. The change affects CityFHEPS, a rental assistance program used by tens of thousands of New Yorkers who have been homeless or at risk of losing housing. Starting […] The post Rent Hike for Some Voucher Tenants Starts, Spurred by Mayor Adams appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.| THE CITY – NYC News
If you have rented before, you will know that a deposit will be payable for most tenancies to cover unpaid rent or any damage that might be incurred at the property; the amount that can be taken was limited to 5 weeks’ rent in 2019. Many agents are now recommending to landlords and tenants that […] The post Deposit replacement schemes – a new path forward or a pitfall to avoid? appeared first on Bright Properties.| Bright Properties
Across rural Missouri, tenants face moldy ceilings, unfair rent hikes, and investor landlords that benefit from no one pushing back. But when neighbors get organized, they can win repairs, stop harassment, and make housing safer and more affordable for everyone. Empower Missouri created “Standing Together: A Simple Guide to Tenant Organizing in Small Towns and […] The post Standing Together in Rural Missouri: A New Tool for Tenants Ready to Organize appeared first on Empower Missouri.| Empower Missouri
This article by Rose Lenehan and Tracy Rosenthal originally appeared in Jewish Currents. It serves as a basic organizing guide for those seeking to build and use collective power to solve issues facing themselves and their neighbors. Both authors are veteran organizers with the Los Angeles Tenants Union, one of the largest and most successful […] The post How To: Organize Your Building appeared first on Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation.| Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation
Unwelcome pests can quickly disrupt the comfort of your rental home, posing health risks and creating a stressful environment. From cockroaches scuttling across the kitchen to bed bugs invading your sleep, pest infestations are a serious concern for tenants—and landlords. But when pests appear, the big question arises: Who is responsible for addressing the problem? […] The post Are Landlords Responsible for Pest Control? A Complete Guide appeared first on Springs Homes For Rent.| Springs Homes For Rent
This is a basic guide on how and why to build structures for decision making and collective action at the neighborhood level, what we call popular assemblies. We emphasize the need for popular assemblies to be rooted in a defined geographic area and aimed at organizing the people who live, work, or stay there to […] The post How To: Organize a Neighborhood Popular Assembly appeared first on Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation.| Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation
You know about home insurance. You may be savvy about tenant insurance. But have you heard of landlord insurance?| MoneySense
Originally written as a column for Inside Housing Few readers of Inside Housing will find the new podcast series The Trapped a comfortable listen but it is a necessary one. You’d hope that politici…| Jules Birch
Members of the Miami Local of Black Rose Anarchist Federation/Federación Anarquista Rosa Negra have been supporting the Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park residents’ struggle against CREI Holdings. In this report, they document the situation residents face, the business and political elites who are causing it, and some next steps to stop the evictions. By Adam […]| Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation
Proposed legislation in Minnesota will protect victims of domestic and sexual violence from housing discrimination and limit other forms of tenant discrimination.| Mshale
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