As rents and evictions continue to soar throughout Northern California, several cities are taking action. On Election Day, a number of Bay Area cities passed or strengthened rent control laws.
A state bill would extend tenant protections to people who rent single-family homes. San Francisco Supervisors recently passed a law to protect renters from fraudulent owner move-in evictions.
How has the housing crisis revitalized the renter’s rights movement?
Guests:
Darwin BondGraham, award-winning staff writer at the East Bay Express
Dean Preston, founder and executive director of Tenants Together
Bigad Shaban, award-winning investigative reporter for NBC Bay Area
Web Resources:
Tenants Together
East Bay Times: Town Business: Oakland Isn't Meeting Its Affordable Housing Goals; Is the City Discriminating in Contracting?
NBC Bay Area: Investigative Unit: San Francisco Landlords May Have Wrongfully Evicted Hundreds of Tenants
San Jose Mercury: Housing crisis causes legislative avalanche: 130 bills proposed in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee: Rent increases, evictions up in immigrant communities under Trump, housing lawyers say
NBC Bay Area: Crackdown on Fraudulent SF Evictions Passes Unanimously After NBC Bay Area Investigation Reveals Widespread Abuse