“Three Questions” is a regular series in which award-winning advocacy journalist Patrick Range McDonald and other members of Housing Is A Human Right answer your questions, or questions we’ve heard in the past, about housing …
‘3 Ps’ is a Winning Solution for the Housing Affordability Crisis
For years, Housing Is A Human Right and our parent organization, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, have been advocating for the “3 Ps” to address the housing affordability crisis in the United States. While corporate landlords and …
California Apartment Association Investigated for Shady Contributions to Kill Prop 33 and Pass Prop 34
The California Fair Political Practices Commission is now investigating the California Apartment Association and a corporate landlord for shady campaign contributions used to kill Prop 33 and pass Prop 34. AIDS Healthcare Foundation and its housing advocacy …
Senators Call for Investigation Into Rent Gouging of Military Families Through RealPage Software
U.S. senators Elizabeth Warren and Ruben Gallego have recently sent a letter to the Department of Defense calling for an investigation into whether landlords are using RealPage software to rent gouge military families. Over the …
Big Real Estate Raised $171.6 Million to Kill Prop 33 and Pass Prop 34
For the 2024 election, Big Real Estate raised a whopping total of $171.6 million to kill Proposition 33 and pass Proposition 34 in California. Several of the top contributors are the country’s largest corporate landlords. …
California Apartment Association Carries Out Dirty Work for Corporate Landlords
In 2022, corporate landlords Essex Property Trust, Equity Residential, and AvalonBay Communities, three of the largest apartment owners in the United States, quietly carried out a shell game with the California Apartment Association to kill …
California Apartment Association Carries Out Statewide Attack on Tenant Protections
For years, the California Apartment Association, the front group for corporate landlords, has carried out a statewide attack on tenant protections — no matter who gets hurt. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization even fought temporary safeguards …
Exclusive: Top Ten Contributors to No on Prop 33 and Yes on Prop 34 in California
It gets little, if any, media coverage, but a small group of corporate landlords are overwhelmingly funding the No on Prop 33 and Yes on Prop 34 campaigns in California. Additionally, several of those companies …
Scandal-Plagued Contributors Shell Out $102.5 Million to Kill Prop 33 and Silence AHF
Scandal-plagued contributors from the real estate industry have shelled out a shocking $102.5 million to kill Proposition 33 and pass Proposition 34 in California – and that number is only rising. The controversial donors include …
Invitation Homes Contributed $500,000 to Kill Prop 33. Now the Corporate Landlord is in Big Trouble with the FTC.
Invitation Homes, a corporate landlord that’s routinely getting into major trouble, has agreed to an eye-popping $48-million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission for “unlawful behavior against renters.” Through its wholly owned subsidiary, THR Property …