housing
New idea in L.A. – Tax the rich to house the homeless
July 8, 2022On the ballot in the election this year is a new tax on the rich that kicks in every time a local mansion is sold.
Read moreNew Brooklyn tenant’s coalition stands up to abusive landlords
June 22, 2022After a tenant passed out from carbon monoxide poisoning in her basement apartment, a neighborhood coalition formed to take on dangerous living conditions and unscrupulous landlords.
Read moreTrouble in Paradise: Key West’s runaway real estate market pushing out workers
June 16, 2022Once a city known for its progressive identity, Key West has been left vulnerable to a more reactionary tourist population by big property investors.
Read more‘Co-living’ ban deals blow to affordable housing in Kansas
June 1, 2022The Shawnee City Council says it is blocking big real estate investors from gobbling up homes and converting them into apartments, but tenants are the ones suffering so far.
Read moreKansas City renters establish citywide tenants’ union
May 26, 2022Resisting gentrification has made them comrades.
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