The developers who own Little Woods and Youngstown Senior Mobile Home Park are threatening closure unless they are allowed to significantly rase the rents (by over 150% in the Youngstown case). This is a huge and unaffordable increase for many. This Youngstown financials show healthy earnings yearly without this massive increase. The highest allowable rent increase rate is 2%. Residents are fighting back and could use our help. https://secure.givelively.org/donate/petaluma-people-services-center/keep-our-youngstown-senior-mobile-home-park-residents-in-their-home-0409fb46-dc69-46ff-8c7c-640249f9ab87 #Petaluma #SonomaCounty #FairHousing #Rent

@black_intellect
A national crisis.

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

https://youtube.com/watch?v=BlF6a0JLsYc&feature=share

#FairHousing #WealthDisparity #RentControl #Homelessness #EatTheRich

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

https://youtube.com/watch?v=BlF6a0JLsYc&feature=share

#FairHousing #WealthDisparity #RentControl

RT @StateCourts
While #FairHousing law is a federal issue, violations can be brought before state and local #courts. Our self-paced, interactive training module assists court officials in understanding critical issues related to fair housing. http://bit.ly/40orCBJ

All members of the public are invited to the third annual Fair Housing conference at City Hall on April 20. The event will include helpful information on federal, regional, and local housing laws.

https://alamedapost.com/news/alameda-city-attorneys-office-hosts-fair-housing-event/

#Alameda #Housing #FairHousing #Accessibility #TenantsRights #AffordableHousing #AlamedaCityAttorney

The general public’s lack of understanding about #zoning leads to so much unnecessary NIMBYism. Of course, some people would be #nimby anyway (for obvious and more nefarious reasons). #affordablehousing #landuse #housing #fairhousing

Washington's State Senate also passed Opportunity to Purchase for Manufactured Home Parks by a 2/3s majority. It now needs House approval--if passed it will significantly help ROCs (resident owned communities) grow in Washington #coops #fairhousing

As the only team of its kind in northern California, the Prosecution and Public Rights Unit represents the People of the State of California in misdemeanor criminal matters, enforces fair housing and consumer protection laws, and provides community education. See the past year's highlights and access the full report.

https://alamedapost.com/news/prosecution-and-public-rights-unit-releases-annual-report/

#Alameda #Housing #FairHousing #CityOfAlameda #CriminalCases #HousingMediation #AlamedaRentProgram #ConsumerProtectionLaw #ProsecutionAndPublicRightsUnit

Looks like I-135 has a decent chance of passing! This is what happens when people organize and get past misleading news headlines to find sustainable solutions. #FairHousing #AffordableHousing ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏿

The National Association of Realtors spent the most money on federal lobbying in US, far more than Meta, AMA, etc. No wonder we can't get affordable housing reform. #ZoningReform #FairHousing Via @infodocket NB @gshill @urbandata https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/01/federal-lobbying-spending-reaches-4-1-billion-in-2022-the-highest-since-2010

For a deeper look at how Covid affected so many people's housing situations, this #Frontline episode tells the stories of the renters and the landlords struggling to survive during this precarious time. Whatever you think is a "reasonable amount of time" for people to begin paying rent, especially with government emergency assistance, think again. Life is just not that simple.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/facing-eviction/

#EndHomelessness #RentersRights #FairHousing

If you or someone you know is struggling to pay rent in #LosAngeles city or county, LAist has compiled a comprehensive guide to the new eviction rules to help you get the resources you need to stay housed.

Considering that over 220,000 households (with nearly 250,000 children) are currently behind in rent, extending these deadlines is the only humane option. Nearly 70,000 people sleep outdoors in LA every night. We have to act to change this.

https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-county-city-eviction-guide

#FairHousing #RenterLife

I wrote about HUD's new fair housing rule, and why a 55-year-old mandate to desegregate communities might *finally* be enforced

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23562541/biden-fair-housing-affh-affirmatively-furthering-discrimination-segregation

#housing #fairhousing #AFFH #segregation #desegregation #civilrights #HUD

#FairHousing what's that? https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23562541/biden-fair-housing-affh-affirmatively-furthering-discrimination-segregation

The DOJ warned a provider of tenant-screening software, SafeRent, that its technology must comply with #FairHousing law

#PropTech #AI #Bias #Discrimination #Inclusion #Regulation

https://buff.ly/3CNK2SQ #mst

in honor of #MLK day.

"I don't care how long I have to live with this system, I will never accept it." -king, sr

#BlackLivesMatter #BlackBoyJoy #BlackGirlMagic #equality #equity #MartinLutherKing #MartinLutherKingJr #CivilRights #VotingRights #FairHousing #JimCrow #discrimination #RacialInequality #resist #morehouse #hbcu

#DataAnalysis of 500,000 rental applications submitted through AffordableHousing.com reveal differences in upfront rental costs across demographics.

↪ Black applicants submit more lease applications on average than other demographic groups and pay higher median application fees.
↪ White applicants submit lease applications to units with the lowest median deposits: ~$1200 compared to $1400 for Black applicants and $1600 for Hispanic/Latinx applicants.

#fairhousing #tech
https://medium.com/learning-collider/affordable-housing-tech-data-series-part-4-9340175e4d47

Alameda County just became the nation's first to prohibit criminal background checks on tenants.

#fairhousing #AlamedaCounty

https://remove-js.com/https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Housing-rescued-her-from-years-of-jail-and-17666993.php

“Homes, not holiday lets”

Sign the petition at LivingRent.org:

https://www.livingrent.org/homes_not_holiday_lets_2022

#Edinburgh #fairhousing #livingrent #petition

“Homes, not holiday lets”

Sign the petition at LivingRent.org:

https://www.livingrent.org/homes_not_holiday_lets_2022

#Edinburgh #fairhousing #livingrent #petition