Illinois bill would limit 'crime-free' laws that evict tenants for too many 911 calls
The Cook County suburb amended the ordinance that forced Diamond Jones out of her rental home, and housing advocates are ...
Attorney explains renters rights
Under Louisiana law, renters have the right to live in a safe, clean, and usable environment.
New Michigan law prevents discrimination against renters
The law prohibits landlords with five or more rental units from denying tenancy based on a person's non-wage income source.
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LA City Council approves right to legal counsel for evicted renters. How it works
The LA City Council Tuesday voted unanimously to give legal representation to tenants facing eviction. After over two years ...
Montgomery County Council unanimously approves to help renters when landlords fail to fix housing violations
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — The Montgomery County Council helped strengthen renter protections Tuesday after passing a bill that ...
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LA passes ‘Right to Counsel’ law, but many tenants facing eviction won’t get a lawyer yet
Advocates cheered the City Council vote, but said it will be years before every low-income renter in L.A. gets a free ...
WA AG files lawsuit against RealPage, 9 landlords: ‘Unfair practices are cheating renters’
Nearly half of renters in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area, 49%, spend more than a third of their earnings on rent, the ...
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Thousands of complaints, 4 citations: Audit finds LA’s tenant harassment law is rarely enforced
Years after enacting a law against tenant harassment, the city of Los Angeles has done little to stop landlords from trying to illegally push renters out of their apartments. That’s the upshot ...
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New tenant protection law leaves some Palo Alto landlords fuming
The Oak Court Apartments complex in Palo Alto. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber. Despite protests from local landlords, Palo Alto is pressing ahead with a new law that would make ...