UC Berkeley Professor Ken Rosen has a lot to answer for. In a new TV ad paid by the California Apartment Association and corporate landlords, Rosen tries to come off as an independent voice, explaining …
Corporate Landlords and California Apartment Association Raise Nearly $55 Million to Kill Prop 33 and Pass Prop 34
The California Apartment Association, the powerful lobbying group for many of the largest corporate landlords in the country, has raised $54.2 million to kill Proposition 33 and pass Proposition 34. Eighty percent of that money …
Yes on Prop 33 Endorsed by Labor Unions, Activists, and Civic Leaders. Which Side Are You On?
When it comes to Proposition 33 in California, a quick look at who supports the pro-rent control ballot measure and who is financing the No on Prop 33 campaign says everything. The California Democratic Party, …
Corporate Landlords Are Overwhelmingly Funding No on Prop 33 and Yes on Prop 34 Campaigns
Housing Is A Human Right has found that a group of 11 corporate landlords, including Essex Property Trust and Blackstone, is overwhelmingly funding the No on Prop 33 and Yes on Prop 34 campaigns in …
Rent Control Saves Lives
Safe, affordable housing is critical for maintaining good health. When that’s taken away by corporate landlords and other predatory landlords charging wildly inflated rents, a person’s health is immediately threatened – whether it’s seniors or …
Exclusive: Blackstone Finances Campaigns to Kill Rent Control and Stop AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Blackstone Group, one of the largest corporate landlords in the world, is now financing the campaigns to kill rent control expansion in California and to stop AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s life-saving advocacy work. It’s not surprising. In …
AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Years-Long Battle Against Corporate Landlord Greed
Since 2018, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the parent organization of Housing Is A Human Right, has been battling against the greed of the largest corporate landlords in the United States, and it has no intention of …
Corporate Landlords Mired in RealPage Scandal are Funding Anti-Rent Control Effort in California
Five corporate landlords mired in the RealPage scandal are also shelling out millions to stop Proposition 33, the November ballot measure that expands rent control in California. Corporate landlords Equity Residential, Essex Property Trust, Greystar, …
Equity Residential, AvalonBay Communities, and Essex Property Trust are Top Contributors to Stop Rent Control Expansion in California
Equity Residential, AvalonBay Communities, and Essex Property Trust are the top contributors of Big Real Estate’s multi-million-dollar blitz to stop the expansion of rent control in California. The three companies, who are among the largest …
Corporate Landlords Contribute $20.9 Million to Kill Rent Control Expansion in California
A powerful, deep-pocketed group of 11 corporate landlords has contributed a total of $20.9 million to the California Apartment Association Issues Committee to kill the expansion of rent control in California. Big Real Estate’s millions …