Six ways Nevada policymakers are trying to tackle the housing crisis - The Nevada Independent

'An attack on tenants': Advocacy group says B.C. rule changes favour landlords

A tenant advocacy group says it's worried that new regulations could make it easier for landlords to get rid of tenants to increase rents.

Six ways Nevada policymakers are trying to tackle the housing crisis - The Nevada Independent

When Emma Goabel moved into her first apartment, her washer, dryer, dishwasher and back door lock were all broken.  It took a month for the landlord to fix the appliances and replace the locks.  “We couldn't lock our door at night,” said Goabel, 20. “We just locked our bedroom doors at night [and] pray[ed] for the best. They said it wasn't that big of an issue.” Many renters face similar issues. But finding a new place with a better landlord isn…

Tenants fight back at ‘renoviction’ attempt, and win

Organizing works, and standing up for your rights is worth it, says Maribel Jagorin, the leader of a tenants’ group in Kitchener who won the right to stay in their homes Monday.

Have renters been forgotten this election campaign?

Rents and other housing costs are rising and so is the proportion of renters in Canada. Tenants say they are left in precarious positions and feel unheard and under-represented in the federal election campaign so far.

We live in a world with our feet up, where a former communist and labor minister, in addition, threw decades of legislative and social struggle into the trash by criticizing a congressman for earning “at the expense of all Chileans.” This is Jeannette Jara, who tried to get rid of the criticisms of ultra-right MP Johannes Kaiser, who, in turn, accused her of campaigning as a minister, that is, with public resources.

MOJO explains: What lies beneath the housing crisis

Debate on the housing crisis has branched out to consider strains on the rental market, as we near the federal election on May 3.  Why? For too many Australians, the aspiration of being able to afford to rent — let alone buy — a home has become the new reality. Almost one third (31 per cent) of Australians rent the household they live in, Australian Bureau of Statistics data show, and their number is rising, which increases demand. Renting is a …