The National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Housing Law Project, and Tenant Union Federation created the National Tenants Bill of Rights to shift the balance of power between tenants and landlords.
The comprehensive proposal was written with direct input from tenant leaders, people with lived experience of housing instability, legal aid experts, and advocates nationwide. When enacted, the National Tenants Bill of Rights will correct the power imbalance between tenants and landlords that fuels racial inequities and puts the 114 million people who rent their homes at greater risk of housing instability, harassment, eviction, and homelessness.
Solutions to our nation’s housing crisis that address housing affordability and supply must be paired with strong and enforceable tenant protections to help prevent housing instability and homelessness, redress long-standing racial and social inequities, and advance housing justice.
We encourage advocates, organizations, and policymakers to endorse the National Tenants Bill of Rights. Endorse here!
Contact NLIHC Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Field Organizing Sarah Saadian at [email protected] with any questions.
National Tenants Bill of Rights
National Tenants Bill of Rights Factsheet
