National Rent Control? It’s Closer Than You Think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlF6a0JLsYc&ab_channel=MorePerfectUnion

A historic wave of tenant organizing is on the verge of winning renter protections that would be attached to federal loans—affecting 1 in 4 apartments. But Greystar, Blackstone, and AvalonBay are spending millions to block it.
They're a part of a coalition of massive landlords, baks, and investors who are pooling resources to block rent control and renter protection policies.
One of the biggest landlord industry lobbying groups is called the National Multifamily Housing Council. That group has spent almost $10 million lobbying against rent control.
Despite this opposition, we're seeing one of the largest upticks in tenant organizing since the 1970s, as renters across the country face worsening housing crisis. Groups like KC Tenants are at the forefront of this movement, fighting to stop unfair rent hikes and corporate slumlords..

#pricegouging #pricefixing #abusiverent #slumlords #economicassault #tenantorganizing #renterprotection #rentcontrol #rent

Tell the Federal Gov about the rent being too damn high-- it could force landlords who get government-backed loans to behave in ways that protect #tenants.

"As a result of #TenantOrganizing, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which regulates Fannie and Freddie, is now deciding whether to condition government-backed loans on a set of tenant protections. These protections could include regulations on rent hikes and evictions, #housing safety requirements, bans on discrimination, and more. If enacted, they could benefit over 12.4 million rental homes across the country."

So before the July 31 deadline, tell this federal agency any stories of rent hikes and struggles due to housing costs here:
https://www.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/Contact/Pages/Request-for-Information-Form.aspx?emci=ff7a0033-1528-ee11-a9bb-00224832e1ba&emdi=23eeb48e-f32a-ee11-b8f0-00224832eb73&ceid=10176568

Comments are *public​* so don't doxx yourself by giving too much identifying information. Unless you want to.

Here's some background info:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17dIbUV_3i4zlgchL6sCqHNv8oNfIQah6BqEzZYPV3qc/edit?emci=ff7a0033-1528-ee11-a9bb-00224832e1ba&emdi=23eeb48e-f32a-ee11-b8f0-00224832eb73&ceid=10176568

And please take a moment to share this with anyone you know who's struggled or been displaced by rents being too damn high.

#Affordability #Tenants #Organizing

Seattle Solidarity Network (SeaSol) reports on successful campaign, which forced a landlord to move a family who had been suffering with mold damage in their apartment for years.

#ClassWar #Housing #HousingCrisis #Tenant #TenantOrganizing

Read Here:

https://itsgoingdown.org/seattle-solidarity-movement-helps-force-landlord-to-move-family-suffering-from-mold/

“To help some of the newcomers make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same.” (from @driemworks)

#Abolition
#losangeles
#MutualAid
#TenantOrganizing
#Unhoused_Sweeps
#MarVista
#acab

Want to help with this SeaSol fight? Send some emails today to hello@pacificviewseattle.com, chris@pacificviewseattle.com, and keith@cicvaluation.com demanding they move manager Arnold Camp out of the Helene Apartments where he has been harassing a tenant for years!

More info on the fight here: www.slumlordwarning.com/SternDang

#TenantOrganizing #Seattle #FuckLandlords

Seattle Solidarity Network has a new tenant fight against some landlords who own a shitload of properties in the Seattle area. They have an on-site property manager who has been pretty relentlessly harassing a tenant and her child for years.

If youre in the Seattle area, please share this site so folks know not to rent from these people: http://slumlordwarning.com/SternDang

#Seattle #TenantOrganizing #Solidarity