Detroit had 20,370 eviction cases filed in 2025. But evictions that do not go through the formal court process are not included in the city’s official eviction data.
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Up to 14% of what renters paid for housing in the past decade could have been due to taxes that don’t apply to owner-occupied homes, new estimates show.
The US and UK both face a housing crisis. But while US policy has stalled, the UK has just enacted major protections for renters.
The government says it doesn’t back rent controls – but new protections should limit how much landlords can push up prices.
For residents who can’t afford to move, rising lot rents can mean losing everything.
Landlords could see costs increase while profits fall.
Young women are heavily targeted by sex-for-rent arrangements, and so are economically marginalised men.
South Australian landlords who turn a blind eye on illegal tobacco can now be fined, while Queensland is proposing bigger fines and even a year in jail.
Canadian landlords are able negotiate from a position of structural dominance as tenants confront systemic harms — rent hikes, unsafe conditions and evictions — all on their own.
A new study reveals landlord behaviour can affect housing supply. Its release comes as the housing crisis dominates the federal election agenda.
There are few things more scary for Australian renters than being evicted. New research shows how severe the consequences can be.
RealPage Inc. provides software that helps landlords keep rental prices high. The Justice Department called foul on the price-fixing practice.
A new housing study suggests that eviction records are not merely a reflection of renters’ instability − they are also a cause of it.
Moves to get rid of no-fault evictions for tenants will not be enough to solve the rental sector’s problems.
Victoria is leading the way in ensuring poor-quality rental housing is upgraded to be safe, comfortable and energy-efficient.
Renters face all types of housing discrimination, new research has found. This needs to be taken into consideration when it comes to relying on the private sector to help with emergency housing.
If the cause of the mould is related to the design and construction of the house, rental providers should act.
Here are 12 questions worth considering before you sign a residential tenancy agreement.
The government’s unpredictable approach to energy-efficiency has cost progress to net zero before.
Well-off investors with multiple properties own a majority of rental homes. They have no excuse not to do the right thing by their tenants.
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Research Fellow, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis
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Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Bocconi University
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Adjunct lecturer, Victoria University
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Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Warwick
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Research Associate, HHAUS research group, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer, Social Policy and Housing, University of Stirling
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Professor in Law, University of Southampton
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Professor of Real Estate, Heriot-Watt University
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Professor of Sociology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Research Fellow in Housing Studies, University of Stirling
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Professor of Urban Geography, University of Sheffield