Healthy Homes Ordinance, many of New Orleans’s “certified habitable” apartments still have leaks and mold. What went wrong?

Across the country, tenants and lawmakers are pushing for better standards around habitability: mold, cooling, and more. How ...

Housing problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and mold can mess with your health. It's also making the U.S. housing ...

Joan Pransky fought for and defended tenants and rent control policies in NJ. Michael McKee defended and strengthened rent ...

The OZ program unleashed billions in private capital. Who it actually helps depends on who’s steering the money and how well ...

A poem about “caretakers and waymakers,” which emerged from interviews with 13 frontline community workers in Memphis.

An enduring vision for many people across the country is to collectively own local land and buildings, thus controlling how those properties are used and who benefits from them. It’s a way for people ...

This Under the Lens series explores the growing use of technology in the housing world. Can the proper guardrails be put in place so “innovative” tools don’t make the housing crisis worse? Top ...

Tenant screening software has become an industry standard. It sifts through publicly available and proprietary data to gauge the suitability of potential renters. An applicant’s rent-paying history is ...

When it comes to President-elect Donald Trump’s policy stances on HUD, there are a lot of unknowns. Housing advocates aren’t exactly sure what to expect, but they’re looking to the president-elect’s ...

In this Under the Lens series, we explore the ways the educational justice and housing justice movements overlap, why it’s challenging for these two spheres to work together, and much more. If you ...