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KC Tenants was founded with an annual budget of $30,000, which has grown to almost $600,000 in June 2023. [1] The union has worked together with Mayor Quinton Lucas on housing policy, [3] notably passing a tenant's bill of rights in 2019 that included banning "discrimination against prospective tenants solely because of a prior arrest, conviction or eviction."
Two KC area tenant unions are on strike, withholding a combined $60,000 in rent over poor living conditions, while demanding rent caps, new ownership, and lease reforms.
Before Right to Counsel, tenants had representation in 1% of eviction cases, while 90% of landlords did. This program aims to level the playing field. Kansas City wants to prevent homelessness by ...
If you or someone your know is being evicted in Kansas City, they probably qualify for a free lawyer. Here’s how to apply. Skip to main content. Subscriptions ...
A tenants union, also known as a tenants association, is a group of tenants that collectively organize to improve the conditions of their housing and mutually educate about their rights as renters. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Groups may also lobby local officials to change housing policies or address homelessness.
Additionally, eviction-related court hearings in Chicago are almost two minutes shorter when the landlord has a legal defense and the tenant does not. [ 1 ] Unexpected financial costs—such as job loss, drop in income, or medical bills—can jeopardize housing stability and potentially lead to eviction. [ 61 ]
Tenants should contact the city’s Healthy Homes Program at 816-513-6464. The Star reached out to Fannie Mae and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, but did not immediately hear back. Show comments
Erik Henningsen's painting Eviction held by the National Gallery of Denmark.1892 RIC and Hussars at an eviction-Ireland 1888 Two men with children, being evicted, stand with their possessions on the sidewalk, circa 1910, on the Lower East Side of New York City. Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord.