Housing: Landlord-Tenant – Voices for Civil Justice

So you want to lower your rent? Here’s how to negotiate

Explainer, News Story (NATIONAL)

So you want to lower your rent? Here’s how to negotiate

September 25, 2020 | Anna Bahney | CNN Business
Vacancy rates are rising for rental homes and apartments in cities across the country -- and that puts renters in a prime spot to negotiate.
Tags: COVID-19 | Housing | Housing: Landlord-Tenant

Clayton Housing Legal Resource Center

Bar/Pro Bono (Georgia)

Clayton Housing Legal Resource Center

Tags: Housing: Eviction, Housing: Landlord-Tenant

‘We’re technically homeless’: the eviction epidemic plaguing the US

News Story (NATIONAL, Virginia)

‘We’re technically homeless’: the eviction epidemic plaguing the US

February 11, 2020 | Michael Sainato | Guardian
In Virginia, housing organizers and advocates argue the court systems are widely tilted in favor of landlords over tenants, driving high numbers of eviction lawsuits.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Landlord-Tenant

Evictions Are Down in New York. Thank the Voters.

Column (New York)

Evictions Are Down in New York. Thank the Voters.

December 26, 2019 | Mara Gay | New York Times (NYT)
The rent protections passed by the newly Democratic State Senate are working.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Landlord-Tenant

Court considers new rules to blunt the impact of Akron’s high eviction rate

News Story (Ohio)

Court considers new rules to blunt the impact of Akron’s high eviction rate

December 25, 2019 | Doug Livingston | Akron Beacon Journal
Akron municipal judges are set to adopt new rules requiring more of landlords who evict tenants while giving tenants the chance to seal such cases, which can bar them from finding an apartment in the future, even if they won the eviction case or a judge tossed it out.
Tags: Housing: Landlord-Tenant

A California housing crisis mystery: Rents are way up this decade, but eviction filings are way down

News Story (California)

A California housing crisis mystery: Rents are way up this decade, but eviction filings are way down

December 22, 2019 | Matt Levin | CalMatters
Despite a major run-up in rents, California landlords are using the courts far less frequently to remove tenants. What’s going on?
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Landlord-Tenant

Staying home: NYC evictions down nearly 20% after pro-tenant laws enacted

News Story (New York)

Staying home: NYC evictions down nearly 20% after pro-tenant laws enacted

January 6, 2020 | Gabe Herman | amNewYork
Evictions are down nearly 20 percent in New York City since rent laws were enacted last June, city data shows — and the nonprofit Legal Aid Society credited the new laws with contributing to the decline.
Tags: Housing | Housing: Eviction | Housing: Landlord-Tenant | Housing: Right to Counsel