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Our new directing attorney, Margaret DeMatteo speaks about the coming just cause protections up for a vote tomorrow:

'Given the long road, and firm stances, DeMatteo considers the consensus package a success, particularly elements like the disaster protections, which she called groundbreaking.

“Progress is meted out in small steps, but I'm still very proud of the campaign, the Tenants Union, Legal Aid and all the folks that have shown up. I'm just very excited that we have a first reading happening. It's not getting punted anymore. For better or for worse, something is going to either pass or fail on Tuesday

Sonoma County poised to OK tenant protections for rental housing outside city limits The proposed ordinance, which applies to multifamily housing, has left parties on both sides of the table at times unsatisfied.

Vote Yes on BB for a Better Berkeley. No on CC the Corporate Con.

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Prominent S.F. landlord facing eviction from its Financial District office space Prominent San Francisco landlord facing eviction from its Financial District office space.

Moratoriums worked! Thank you City of Berkeley and City of Oakland. Alameda County saw the least amount of evictions of all Counties in the state.

Eviction lawsuits surged in California since the pandemic. Is it a correction or an omen? After three years of being kept low by the government, eviction lawsuits climbed to their highest number since before the pandemic

REITS are at the corp of why we can't afford our lives any more. Real Estate Investment Trusts are an investment model that is destroying America. This experiment needs to end.

'The business of generating yield for shareholders': Why rents are going up so fast in Calgary Rental market in Calgary: How the financialization of housing is pushing tenants to the brink of homelessness

Movement Legal filed a lawsuit on behalf of ACCE Action member tenants who went without power and electricity after an electric fire. Great job by our managing attorney Jackie Zaneri

East Oakland renters sue landlord after fire left them without electricity Expenses have piled up and renters say they’re breathing fumes from a generator. The property owner says he’s doing everything he can to fix the problem.

This is going to be so interesting

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This is really terrible news. So many students are unable to cover tuition and are having to live their car. If KKR and blackstone are investing, that means that they will be pushing up rents to show increased profits for their investors. Housing is a human right not a commodity! ACCE Action Kathryn Lybarger Movement Legal

KKR to buy $1.64 bln student housing portfolio from Blackstone's REIT Private equity firm KKR has agreed to buy a portfolio of 19 student housing properties from Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust for about $1.64 billion, the companies said on Thursday.

Anyone live in affordable housing buildings in Berkeley and want to door knock uour neighbors?

"When people go into the emergency room with a heart attack or stroke, one of the questions, they ask is 'are you having issues with your housing?'" Simon-Weisberg said to the crowd. "That should not be as common as it is today. Landlords in San Pablo think that they are free to do whatever they want and throw people out arbitrarily.

Advocates seeking rent control in San Pablo submit signatures for ballot measure Over 1,600 signatures were submitted to the San Pablo city clerk by activists Tuesday for a renter protection legislation package to go on the November ballot.

Movement Legal Senior Staff Attorney Ethan Silverstein was honored along with many other tenant advocates last night in honor of fair housing month in Antioch.

Come on out to Berkeley and help collect signatures or sign yourself.

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Is the eviction of hundreds of renters from Barrington Plaza legal? A court case to decide is now underway. Hundreds of tenants at the Westside apartment complex Barrington Plaza were served with eviction notices last year. Many of them vowed to fight back in court.

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Are you asking your self “what can I do for my community this week? “ Answer: come by old city hall on Saturday, April 20,2024, 10-1 and sign the Berkeley Tenant Protections and Right to Organize Ballot Initiative.

Great Leadership on San Anselmo Town Council! Rent stabilization has passed tonight. That is the 3rd city in Marin County. Thank you Marin Democratic Socialists of America
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But tenants’ advocates aren’t fully satisfied with the rule.

Leah Simon-Weisberg, said low-income renters should instead be protected from being charged more than a certain share of their individual income, similar to other affordable housing programs.

“It’s a step in the right direction, but it’s not low enough,” Simon-Weisberg said. “We need to think about, ‘What can the tenant pay?’”

These Californians just got protection from big rent hikes Tenants in many new privately owned, low-income units, and some in existing units, will get protections from double-digit increases.