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How To Talk Your Way Out of An Evil Rent Increase
It's actually possible, legal and advisable to try to negotiate your landlord's unconscionable rent increase. We spoke with some tenants who were successful.
Landlords Are Enforcing No-Sex Tenancy Clauses Now
We spoke to renters who have been targeted with 'no-sex' clauses in their tenancy agreements.
What's Wrong With This Rental Listing? The Furniture Is AI.
Estate agents and landlords are trying to make crappy apartments look better. Does it work?
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.