Since 2018, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the parent organization of Housing Is A Human Right, has battled the largest corporate landlords in the United States, and it has no intention of stopping – Big Real Estate’s


Corporate Landlords Mired in RealPage Scandal are Funding Anti-Rent Control Effort in California
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jul. 12, 2024Five 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
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jul. 02, 2024Equity 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
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jun. 13, 2024A 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

With FBI Raid, RealPage Scandal Heats Up for Corporate Landlords in California and Other States
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jun. 05, 2024The Federal Bureau of Investigation has raided the offices of Cortland Management, a corporate landlord that uses the controversial RealPage software program to jack up rents. It’s a clear sign that the RealPage scandal is

Who Are the Political Consultants Working For Corporate Landlords to Stop Rent Control Measure in California?
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Jun. 04, 2024For this coming election in California, corporate landlords have hired a small army of political consultants to kill a pro-rent control measure called the Justice for Renters Act and to pass an anti-AIDS Healthcare Foundation

California YIMBY Joins Corporate Landlords to Kill Rent Control Measure
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / May. 31, 2024In a move that doesn’t surprise housing activists, California YIMBY, the land-use lobbying group for Big Tech, has officially opposed the Justice for Renters Act – the November ballot measure that seeks to end statewide

Exclusive: Nation’s Largest Corporate Landlords are Banding Together to Kill Rent Control Measure in California
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / May. 15, 2024An exclusive Housing Is A Human Right investigation has found that 10 of the largest corporate landlords in the United States are banding together to stop a pro-rent control ballot measure in California, shelling out

We Have the Power To Rein In Greedy Corporate Landlords
In News by Staff / Apr. 30, 2024Week after week, there’s a new study about the life-altering consequences of sky-high rents or a new investigation about the destructive greed of corporate landlords. It may seem like a hopeless situation, but it’s not,

More Than Half of Los Angeles Households are Drowning Under High Housing Costs, Says New Report
In News by Patrick Range McDonald / Apr. 24, 2024A disturbing new report by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found that more than half of the households in the city of Los Angeles are drowning under high housing costs. Worse,