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5 Cities Going to November 2016 Ballot for Rent Control

Tenants Together formed in 2008 with the mission to "galvanize a statewide movement for renters' rights." At that time, the California Apartment Association threatened renters' with a ballot initiative to make all rent control in CA illegal. The foreclosure crisis hit and unsuspecting tenants were displaced as landlords defaulted on mortgages. Now the ranks of tenants in California has swelled from 13 million to 16 million and counting, and landlords are taking advantage of a market glut with venture capital and international investors to gouge tenants with unfair rent increases.

Wolford Wayne LLP

Wolford Wayne LLP is a tenant’s rights law firm dedicated to representing Bay Area tenants. We represent tenants in wrongful eviction actions, tenant harassment, failure to repair, eviction defense and other related landlord tenant disputes. Almost all of our cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, meaning that we only get paid when you do.

They have another location in Oakland: 1901 Harrison St STE 1100 Oakland, CA 94162

Concord Four - trial postponed!

We want you to know about the Concord Four: tenant-leaders Olga Chan, Feliciano Puerto, Gloria Ayala, and Juan Carlos Mendoza, who have been fighting slumlord Steven Pinza for repairs and fair rents. They are now being evicted for standing up for their rights. They need your support.

L.A. Tenants Union / Sindicato de Inquilinos de L.A.

The LA Tenants Union is a diverse, tenant-led movement fighting for the human right to housing for all.

To mobilize tenants in a city as diverse and expansive as Los Angeles, the LA Tenants Union is establishing local chapters. Locals organize around neighborhood issues and help link neighborhood struggles to the larger movement for housing justice.

Eastside

Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc.

Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc offers free legal services in civil matters to low-income persons residing in its service area within Kern County, California

Areas of practice include but are not limited to:

Housing and homelessness
Domestic violence,
Guardianship
Children and family services
Health law
Consumer law

updated 07/19_FC

Rent Control Protest in O.B.

A group of activists seeking a rent-control ordinance and other tenant-protection measures gathered in Ocean Beach on Saturday (June 4), circulating a petition they hope will convince the city council to open a dialogue concerning their grievances.

Faith in the Valley

Through a massive outreach and listening campaign, Faith in the Vally leaders have developed a comprehensive vision for change focused on

safe and decent housing
jobs and poverty
environmental justice
parks
police accountability
gun violence

Address:

1955 Broadway St.
Fresno, CA 93721

Office Hours: 9am-6pm

Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM)

FIRM serves the needs of over 6500 refugees in the Fresno area of the California San Joaquin Valley, primarily refugees of Southeast Asian, Slavic, and African origin.

Services include

Rentberry: New San Francisco Startup Has Renters Bid Against One Another for the Best Flats

London's rental market could get a lot more horrifying if a new US startup makes it over to the UK.

San Francisco-based company Rentberry is positioning itself as the 'eBay for renting' by having would-be renters bid against each other for the best flats.

Renters can search for flats on Rentberry or through landlord-organised viewings, and once they've found one they like, they can say how much they're willing to pay in rent.

Tenant Advocates Want Rent Increases Tied to a Vacancy Stopped

For decades, the cost of renting a regulated apartment in New York has been partly determined not just by annual increases approved by a city board, but also by the far bigger raises allowed when an apartment becomes vacant.

Now, encouraged by their success in holding down the annual rent increases, advocates for tenants are renewing calls to end the vacancy increase, arguing that it is a significant and often overlooked factor in the cost of renting an apartment in the city.

Rent increases