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Congresswoman Cori Bush Introduces “Unhoused Bill of Rights”

Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO) on July 28 introduced the “Unhoused Bill of Rights,” a federal resolution calling on Congress to end the homelessness crisis by 2025. The resolution urges the federal government to declare the homelessness crisis a life-threatening public health emergency and…

Weak Landlord-Tenant Laws Can Increase Post-Disaster Eviction Rates

A new paper in Housing Policy Debate, “Preventing Evictions after Disasters: The Role of Landlord-Tenant Law,” examines how landlord-tenant laws in four states affected eviction rates following natural disasters. In states with laws and policies that generally favor landlords, eviction rates…