Housing Is A Human Right supports California’s AB 246 to stop rent gouging after the L.A. wildfires. The state bill, authored by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, will protect thousands of current and prospective tenants against predatory …
New Survey Shows Wide Support for Rent Stabilization from Both Republicans and Democrats
For years, unfair, sky-high rents have slammed middle- and working-class tenants across the United States, fueling homelessness. So it’s no surprise that a new survey by the Community Service Society found that big majorities of …
Always Scheming to Kill Tenant Protections, California Apartment Association Weakens Rent Stabilization in Concord
Once again trying to kill any kind of tenant protection in California, the California Apartment Association is about to weaken a rent stabilization ordinance in the city of Concord in Northern California. As a result, …
Corporate Landlord Stephen Schwarzman Grabbed More Than $1 Billion in 2024
Shockingly, corporate landlord Stephen Schwarzman made more than $1 billion in pay and dividends in 2024, according to Bloomberg. Schwarzman’s company, Blackstone Group, was also a major contributor, in 2024, to Big Real Estate’s successful …
Three Questions: Economics 101, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and Gentrification
“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 …
The Real Dirt: Rent Gougers, Shady Campaign Cash, and Corporate YIMBYs
The Real Dirt is a regular column by award-winning advocacy journalist Patrick Range McDonald that exposes the real estate industry’s lies, scams, and other unscrupulous acts, which impact the lives of millions. It’s the inaugural …
‘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 …
Nation’s Largest Corporate Landlords Use California Apartment Association to Make Outsized Profits
The California Apartment Association often frames itself as a defender of mom-and-pop landlords, but that’s anything but the truth. Research shows time and again that many of the nation’s largest corporate landlords use the CAA …
Housing Is A Human Right Implores California Apartment Association to Call For Rent Freezes
On the heels of widespread reports of rent gouging in Southern California following its recent apocalyptic wildfires, Housing Is A Human Right, the housing advocacy division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, implores the California Apartment Association, …
Housing Is A Human Right Offers Vital Information Hub About California Apartment Association
At its website, Housing Is A Human Right now offers a vital information hub about the California Apartment Association, the powerful front group for the nation’s largest corporate landlords. The California Apartment Association and Big …