AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the parent organization of Housing Is A Human Right, has again shown its commitment to urgently solve the housing affordability and homelessness crises. The nonprofit has purchased a majority stake in Crate Modular, …
Californians Are Homeless Because Rent Is Too High, New Study Finds
A new, wide-ranging study by the University of California San Francisco has found that Californians are homeless because sky-high rents are forcing people into the streets. Researchers surveyed nearly 3,200 people and learned that their …
Ellis Act Evictions Dramatically Rise in Los Angeles
In the first quarter of 2023, Ellis Act filings dramatically rose in Los Angeles, according to the Coalition for Economic Survival and the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project. It’s a devastating trend that results in less rent-controlled …
Will Progressives Ever Make Housing a Top Priority?
Housing justice activists have been increasingly pushing for the passage of rent control and the repeal of rent control bans in states and cities all over the country. Rents have skyrocketed the most out of …
California Has Most Rent-Burdened Tenants in US. We Need Rent Control.
California has more rent-burdened tenants than anywhere in the United States, according to a new report by the O.C. Register. It’s more proof that California desperately needs to end statewide rent control restrictions – and …
‘3 Ps’ Must Be Top Priority for Housing Policymakers
As the housing affordability and homelessness crises continue to slam the poor and middle- and working-class residents, the “3 Ps” must be a top priority for housing policymakers. Trickle-down housing solutions don’t help those who …
Will LA City Hall Use AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Urgent, Cost-Effective Model to Build More Homeless Housing?
Since 2017, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the parent organization of Housing Is A Human Right, has bought more than a dozen old hotels and motels in the Los Angeles area, renovated them, and quickly produced more …
Housing Is A Human Right and Healthy Housing Foundation Reach New Milestone, Urgently Serving Tenants and the Unhoused for Five Years
In 2022, Housing Is A Human Right and its sister organization, Healthy Housing Foundation, reached a new milestone: five years of serving tenants and the unhoused by urgently addressing the housing affordability and homelessness crises. …
Across the US, Movements Continue to Rise Up to End Rent Control Bans
Across the United States, grassroots movements continue to rise up to end statewide rent control bans. In California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Mexico, activists have worked to repeal or reform rent control restrictions, and movements …
Homelessness Harms Students. Rent Control Will Protect Them.
A recent article by LA School Report shows the devastating impacts of homelessness on students in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Students across the United States are undoubtedly facing the same issues. To prevent …