As we head into 2025, Californians and reporters should take a hard look at Housing Is A Human Right’s 2021 special report about how the California Apartment Association and corporate landlords deliver millions in campaign contributions to …
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 …
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, …
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 …
California Apartment Association and Corporate Landlords Are Public Enemy No. 1
When it comes to devastating the lives of tens of millions of Californians, the California Apartment Association and corporate landlords are public enemy number one. That’s not a stretch. No other industry has done as …
Whose Side is Gavin Newsom On? Renters or Big Real Estate?
With the Justice for Renters Act on the California ballot in 2024, the big question will be whose side is Gov. Gavin Newsom on? Renters or Big Real Estate? In 2020, Newsom chose to not …
Rent Control is as American as Apple Pie
Since World War I, rent control has been an effective tool to protect middle- and working-class Americans against predatory landlords and skyrocketing rents. That was especially true during World War II and when rampant inflation …
LGBTQ+ Tenants Need Rent Control
Studies have long indicated that the LGBTQ+ community needs rent control. That’s because LGBTQ+ people are more likely to rent than own a home, which means they’re constantly dealing with the predatory tactics of the …