NLIHC will host this year’s first session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – today (January 9) at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, NLIHC staff will facilitate a listening session with attendees to discuss the successes and setbacks experienced by tenants in their advocacy efforts during 2022, as well as what tenants are looking forward to in 2023. Register for today’s Tenant Talk Live webinar at: https://bit.ly/361rmy2
2022 was a big year for tenant organizing, with tenant groups achieving major successes as well as facing challenges. In Maryland, for example, advocates from Renters United Maryland (RUM) worked hard to ensure that funding was made available for the state’s Access to Counsel in Evictions Program. On the other hand, advocates in Kingston, New York, faced setbacks when their rent reduction measure was met with a lawsuit that ended with a judge ruling that the reduction was unconstitutional. Tonight’s webinar will focus on the ups and downs of the tenant movement in 2022 and provide participants with an opportunity to reflect on and reset for organizing in 2023.
Stay up to date on Tenant Talk Live events via the Facebook group.