The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has recently taken up the widespread problem of landlords charging hidden fees, which sneakily increase a tenant’s monthly rent. It’s not only an issue in San Francisco, but also

Equity Residential, Essex Property Trust, and AvalonBay Communities – three of the largest corporate landlords in the United States – have recently delivered a whopping $5.1 million to the California Apartment Association’s Independent Expenditure Committee.

A coalition of tenants, housing groups, and civic leaders from across Georgia have started a new advocacy campaign called “End the Corporate Takeover.” It’s another effort by advocates and renters in the United States to

Recently, news reports revealed that Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities, two of the largest corporate landlords in the United States, have started talks about a merger. What journalists didn’t bring up is that Equity and

Last week, Housing Is A Human Right and other housing and homeless organizations from across the United States met in New York City for the National Conference on Rent Control and Tenant Rights. Over the

Greystar, the largest corporate landlord in the United States, seems willing to do anything to pump up profits – even if that means trying to rip off a 93-year-old mother or carrying out deceptive advertising

The Los Angeles Times recently reported a number of unsettling findings about how Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is addressing the homelessness crisis, revealing that 40 percent of unhoused participants of her Inside Safe program

Since 2001, the Ellis Act, a controversial state law that allows landlords to evict tenants in rent-controlled buildings and turn them into pricey condominiums and boutique hotels, has devastated Los Angeles’s affordable housing stock. From

The real estate industry continues to use a little-known state law called the Ellis Act to destroy tens of thousands of affordable housing apartments in California, fueling the housing affordability and homelessness crises. Housing activists

Activists and tenants in England have called for a nationwide, pro-rent control demonstration, taking place next month on April 18. More than 40 organizations, including the London Renters Union and Greater Manchester Tenants Union, are