Spain has a constitutional right to housing – but it hasn’t stopped rents and property prices from skyrocketing.
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Deed fraud is a persistent problem in the Detroit area. Only a fraction of victims get justice.
For residents who can’t afford to move, rising lot rents can mean losing everything.
A first-of-its-kind study documents the scope and impact of evictions on Black women and families in metro Detroit.
How can short films and political philosophy work together to address issues of social justice?
South African law hasn’t specifically recognised the traditional concept of a communal family house.
The risk of eviction is not just limited to those in precarious financial situations, but can impact renters across the board.
With submissions on the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill closing next month, now is the time to consider how the changes could affect New Zealand’s 1.7 million renters.
The stigma around poverty and government benefits can make those initiatives less effective.
If passed, B.C.’s Bill 45 will trample over the constitutional rights of unhoused people by ignoring shelter barriers, Indigenous rights and the need for daytime shelter
Cities across Canada are rapidly losing affordable housing. Provincial and federal governments aren’t helping, so it’s up to cities to start taking action themselves.
As property values skyrocket, long-term renters — many of whom are elderly — face the very real risk of homelessness.
California and other states plan to build more homes in an effort to fix America’s affordable housing problem. But that’s not the main reason housing remains unaffordable for millions of people.
Studies show that tenants facing eviction who have a lawyer are a lot less likely to lose their home.
A legal scholar explains background on the ruling, what it means and who’s affected.
A federal eviction ban had much less effect than state-specific restrictions, an analysis of eviction data finds.
Residents of Nairobi’s informal settlements use names as a way of voicing the issues that they struggle with every day.
Calls to police and hotlines by domestic violence victims increased during the pandemic. This translates into an expanded number of families that will need help even after the pandemic.
Biden proposed $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief spending to help with the economic fallout of COVID-19. Four economists have a few ideas for him.
Millions of Americans may be at risk of losing their homes in coming months as eviction moratoriums expire and courts resume a process that heavily favors landlords.
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Emeritus Professor of Urban Policy, The New School
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Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis
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Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning, University of Kansas
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Assistant Professor of Economics, The College of Wooster
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor (Housing Policy), Adelaide University, and Research Associate, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex
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ARC DECRA Fellow and Lecturer in Urbanism, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Economics, Pace University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Guelph
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Assistant Professor of Business Economics, Indiana University
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Policy Analyst, Boston University
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Research Associate, Idaho Policy Institute, Boise State University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska Omaha