tenants rights
Miya Marcano’s Killing Is a Wakeup Call on Apartment ‘Master’ Keys
After Miya Marcano rebuffed an apartment maintenance worker’s advances last month, he allegedly used a master key to enter her unit and killed her.
NYC is Blocking Tenants From Using A Free Online Tool to Sue Landlords
The New York City Housing Court is now requiring that tenants file lawsuits in person and pay a $45 filing fee as they return to in-person operations.
America Could Have 'Great Depression' Levels of Homelessness by Year's End
Housing advocates warn of a huge crisis if Congress doesn't come through soon with significant and sustained financial assistance.
How to Safely Lend Your Empty Home to Someone Who Needs It
Whether you're helping a friend with roommates who aren't following safety guidelines or giving an assist to an essential worker, here's how to responsibly loan out your living space.
Tenants Tell Us How Their Rent Strikes Are Going
“Landlords need to be on notice. Your tenants are sick of this.”
Landlords Are Finally Facing Consequences for Trying to Evict People in a Pandemic
A Minnesota landlord allegedly cut his tenants' electricity when they couldn't find another place to go.
Five Things to Do Immediately After Moving into an Apartment
Tips on everything from getting the landlord to fix your leaky faucet to making your neighbors your allies.
How to Claim Squatter's Rights to Stop Paying Your Rent
What is America if not a giant squat on someone else's land?
Visiting the Last Remnants of San Francisco's Low Income Apartment Buildings
San Francisco's SROs (single room occupancy housing) once used to function as low-cost dormitory-style apartments for the city's artists, students, and transient workers. In the first in a three-part series, we look at SROs today: mismanaged apartments...
This Lady Signed a Lease and then Learned She Was Stuck Living in a Murder House
A woman in suburban St. Louis recently got fucked over by her landlady. Shortly after moving in, she found out about all the torture and murder that happened in her basement. The story got even worse when Missouri's tenant laws came into play.