landlords
CYBER: The Landlord Tech Company That Turned Security Deposits Into a Monthly Fee
This startup disrupted security deposits, and now renters and landlords can’t get them on the phone.
Tenants Are Suing Landlords for Allegedly Price-Fixing Rents with Software and the Feds Could Get Involved
The DOJ has requested to participate in a lawsuit by tenants alleging that landlords colluded using RealPage software to artificially inflate rents.
The Dumbest Things People Have Done to Secure a Rental
From fake relationships to stalking letting agents.
Tired of Giving Money to a Landlord? Try House Sitting
Maybe the solution to this rental crisis is literally just not paying rent.
Landlords Throw Party to Celebrate Being Able to Evict People Again
The Berkeley Property Owners Association's fall mixer is called "Celebrating the End of the Eviction Moratorium."
How to Trick Racist Landlords Into Renting You a Flat
“When applying, I used my ex's very Flemish, aristocratic-sounding name.”
Legal Aid Groups Are Coming for Landlords Who Reject Renters With Past Evictions
Legal aid groups filed a lawsuit and complaint against landlords in Cook County that they say are blanket rejecting renters who have eviction records.
Tenants Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge to Protest Predatory Landlords
Over a thousand tenants holding signs like "Cap the Rent" and "The Rent is Too Damn High" marched in one of NYC's biggest tenant protests in years.
People Are Organizing to Fight the Private Equity Firms Who Own Their Homes
How tenant unions are taking back power from their megalandlords.
The Most Evil Tricks Landlords Have Pulled on Renters
“She let us know that she was an ‘accidental landlord’ and ‘not like the others...”
Suggested Entrance Fee for LA Landlord Conference: A Can of Food for the Homeless
The conference featured talks titled "Is the Eviction Moratorium Over? Can We Take Back Our Property?," and “Evictions and Tenant Protections: Where Do Landlords Stand?”