News and Views

Court Grants Injunction Against Illegal Rent Increases; Predatory Landlord’s Scheme Starts To Unravel in East Palo Alto
September 2, 2009
  • San Mateo
Ridgecrest Adopts Kern County’s First Just Cause for Eviction Law
Tenants Together
August 20, 2009
  • Kern
CalPERS Money Fuels Ellis Act Evictions in East Palo Alto
June 15, 2009
Obama Signs New Federal Law Protecting Renters after Foreclosure
Tenants Together
May 21, 2009
Ridgecrest Tenants Victimized by Scam Face Imminent Displacement
May 19, 2009
  • Kern
New Report Details the Impact of Foreclosure on California Tenants
March 31, 2009
Statewide Organization Launches Foreclosure Hotline--for Tenants
Tenants Together
February 24, 2009
Battle Over Rent Control Still Rages in East Palo Alto, Page Mill Properties' Relations With City Officials Remain Bitter
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
December 16, 2008
  • San Mateo
Day of Action Begins--Broad Coalition Acts to Save Tax Rebates for Low-Income Senior, Blind and Disabled Californians
Tenants Together
November 19, 2008
Statewide Day of Action November 19 to Condemn Governor's Elimination of Tax Rebates for Low-Income Senior, Blind and Disable...
Tenants Together
November 17, 2008
Governor’s Proposed Foreclosure Moratorium Fails to Protect Tenants
Tenants Together
November 7, 2008
Tenants Together Condemns Governor's Slashing of Funds for Senior and Disabled Renters
Tenants Together
September 26, 2008
California Tenant Organization Calls for Bailout to Include Tenant Protections
Tenants Together
September 23, 2008
New Tenant Blacklisting Website in Hot Water
Tenants Together
July 18, 2008
California Voters Support Rent Control; Huge Victory for Tenants and a Stinging Defeat for Landlords
Tenants Together
June 4, 2008
Apartment Owner Association Calls Tenant Advocates "Terrorists"; Tenants Together Demands a Retraction
Tenants Together
May 6, 2008
Attorney General Lets Down 14 Million Tenants: Refuses to Include “Rent Control” in the Title of Prop. 98.
Tenants Together
March 10, 2008
Californians for Affordable Housing: New Coalition Calls Governor Brown’s Housing Plan a Developer Giveaway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday July 27th       Contacts: Aimee Inglis, Acting Director, Tenants Together: 415-495-8100 x 1001, aimee@tenantstogether.org Amy Schur, Campaign Director, ACCE: (213) 804-3161, aschur@calorganize.org      Californians for Affordable Housing: 
  • Rent control
  • Demolition/conversion of rental housing
  • Affordable housing
Judge Denies California Apartment Association’s Effort to Derail Rent Control in Richmond
Richmond, CA – Confirming thirty years of legal precedent, this Monday Hon. Judge Craddick denied the California Apartment Association's (CAA) motion for preliminary injunction to stall rent control and just cause for eviction in Richmond, Measure L. The implementation of Measure L will now continue with the appointment of a rent board.  Measure L passed with 65 percent support, but the CAA filed a lawsuit asking for an injunction against the implementation.  
  • Rent control
  • Alameda

Help build power for renters' rights: