With only five days until the midterm election, voters in St. Paul, Minnesota, will have a ballot question to boost protections for renters, who make up more than half of the city's residents. The Welsh government criticised Wednesday's budget claiming…
Tehama County Supervisor Greg Jones appeared before the Shasta board yesterday, sharing a presentation that outlined an approach to mobile home rent stabilization that is soon to be implemented in Tehama. Yesterday’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting begged the…
The Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to explore modifying the city’s pioneering tenant protection rules after an Oct. 14 brawl at a local apartment complex resulted in six arrests and one victim hospitalized with stabbing wounds. Chula Vista…
ELIOT, Maine — Voters in at least eight towns and cities across Maine will decide whether to add some level of rent control for mobile home parks on Nov. 3, offering the potential to almost double the number of places that have…
Berkeley renters facing sudden, steep rent increases could get new protection under Measure X, a ballot proposal that would cap annual rent hikes at 10% for fully covered units and expand tenant organizing rights. The measure goes before voters in the…
The Rent Control Commission is preparing to deploy 2,000 personnel under a task force dubbed Yellow Yellow in the first quarter of 2027 to enforce Ghana’s rent laws, including restrictions on advance rent payments. Rent Commissioner Frederick Opoku announced the plan during…
A proposition to amend Berkeley's rent stabilization policy will appear on the ballot for Berkeley voters in the Nov. 3 election. Berkeley's Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Just Cause Ordinance went into effect in 1980, establishing rules for registration of rental units,…
Amos, who represents District 3, said affordability is slipping out of the grasp of everyday Americans and argued the legislation addresses that problem, according to Atlanta News First's reporting. He said he hopes Georgia's federal representatives will support the resolution as…
A nine-month Guardian investigation has revealed that when a landlord evicts someone in Louisiana, they can choose to file the eviction in a venue where a portion of the court fee goes directly into the pocket of the judge. The…
Massachusetts, one of the most tenant-friendly states in the country, prohibits landlords from deducting from a tenant’s security deposit for repairs related to “reasonable wear and tear” under G.L. c. 186, § 15B(4). However, the statute does not define “reasonable wear and…
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