Housing justice activists have been increasingly pushing for the passage of rent control and the repeal of rent control bans in states and cities all over the country. Rents have skyrocketed the most out of …
Top Five Flaws of Stanford University Study on Rent Control
For more than five years, reporters and the real estate industry continue to cite a seriously flawed and misleading study on rent control by Stanford University researchers. At the same time, reporters almost never mention …
Tenants Hit Back. RealPage and Corporate Landlords Face More Than 20 Lawsuits.
Across the country, tenants are hitting back after a ProPublica investigation found that RealPage, a Big Tech firm based in Texas, helps a cartel of corporate landlords to wildly inflate rents. So far, RealPage and …
California Has Most Rent-Burdened Tenants in US. We Need Rent Control.
California has more rent-burdened tenants than anywhere in the United States, according to a new report by the O.C. Register. It’s more proof that California desperately needs to end statewide rent control restrictions – and …
Will LA City Hall Use AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Urgent, Cost-Effective Model to Build More Homeless Housing?
Since 2017, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the parent organization of Housing Is A Human Right, has bought more than a dozen old hotels and motels in the Los Angeles area, renovated them, and quickly produced more …
Big Real Estate Wanted to Keep Charging Excessive Rents. So It Spent $175 Million to Kill Rent Control in California.
In 2018 and 2020, Big Real Estate spent a total of $175.4 million to kill rent control ballot measures in California, aggressively protecting its ability to charge higher and higher rents. Two years later, several …
RealPage Scandal Widens, Big Tech Firm and Corporate Landlords Slapped with Another Lawsuit
The RealPage scandal continues to widen, with the Big Tech firm slapped with a second lawsuit. This time, the legal action was taken in Seattle over “collusion claims” on student housing, according to Bloomberg Law. …
UPDATE: It’s Obvious. Americans Need More Affordable Housing!
Update, November 21, 2022: A new Associated Press article explains that Americans want more affordable housing by passing rent control and affordable-housing ballot measures across the country. More details at the end of the article. …
Equity Residential and Essex Property Trust Dragged Into RealPage Scandal. It’s Hardly A Shocker.
A little more than a week ago, an explosive ProPublica investigation revealed the shady business practices of RealPage, a Big Tech firm that sells a software program that helps corporate landlords charge inflated rents. Now …
RealPage Shelled Out $1 Million to Stop Rent Control in California
Housing Is A Human Right has found that RealPage, a controversial Big Tech company based in Texas, shelled out an eye-popping $1 million to kill pro-rent control ballot measures in California. RealPage has come under …