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How to Trick Racist Landlords Into Renting You a Flat
“When applying, I used my ex's very Flemish, aristocratic-sounding name.”
'Preposterous': A Landlord Is Trying to Deregulate a Building Based on Decades-Old Renovations
“What was going on 40 years ago? Ronald Reagan was president, milk cost $1.35, gas was 96 cents a gallon,” State Senator Zellnor Myrie said.
Renters Are Being Asked to Pre-Apply Before They Can Even View Properties
But what happens to all that data?
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.
How Landlords Screw Us And How to Screw Them Back
The exploitation of renters is rife. I asked a property lawyer how to spot it and fight back.
Tenants of America's Biggest Landlord Form Union to Fight Evictions, Rent Hikes
The Blackstone Tenants Union (BTU) in San Diego aims to fight evictions and rising rents since the corporate landlord ended a COVID-19 eviction pause.
TikTok’s Landlord Influencers Want You To Stop Being Mad and Start Landlording
Extremely online landlords are regularly told their jobs are “inherently corrupt” and that they, personally, are "greedy animals.” But they claim their mission is noble—and that they deserve some sympathy too.
What It's Like to Lose Your Home While at University
Students who can't rely on the bank of mum and dad to cover soaring rent and bills are suddenly finding themselves without a home.
The Cost of Living Crisis Is Ruining Sex
The financial meltdown isn't just hitting people's wallets – it's also wiping out their dating lives.
Rental Opportunity of the Week: Not a Bedroom, Not a Kitchen
The English language does not yet have a word for whatever this is, but if London landlords keep this shit up then it's going to have to.
Housing Advocates Release Database of Serial Evictors for Tenants
Evictorbook is meant to be a tool for tenant organizers in San Francisco and Oakland to fight back against corporate landlords.
The Unique Shitness of University Landlords
There is a special place in hell for landlords who exploit students who have yet to learn about tenancy rights.