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This article concerns housing inequality; the president of the Maryland Association of Real Estate Boards says that individual property owners, regardless of race, color, or creed, must be allowed under law to retain the right to determine…

A group working toward the formation of a Puerto Rican tenant's union in the city is currently conducting spot housing inspections in the city's Puerto Rican communities. This committee will overcome the language barrier between tenants, landlords,…

AH, residents have had a series of meetings where they came up with a range of issues to prioritize. This includes problems of housing and tenancy that will be addressed by working to develop social functions, make home improvements, and educate…

Shows info about candidates running for council, including each candidate's opinion on housing

House Hunting: the picture shows a "sleep in" staged at city hall in efforts to get Waterbury's administration to come up with acceptable housing.

30 African-American tenants organized rent strikes in the North End in the hope that it would improve "ghetto housing conditions". This was organized by the Black Housing League to break a cycle by applying economic pressure on landlords and the…

Sixteen tenants who have not paid their rent are facing eviction. The landlord believes that NECAP has failed to live up to their agreement (checks from the State Welfare Dept. were returned to the state or held by a bondsman until the strike was…

The state legislature passed "An Act Concerning Rights and Obligations of Landlords and Tenants," which aims to codify existing rights established through court cases. The bill, sponsored by Representative Richard Tulisano, did not include the…

NECAP causes landlords to lose his tenants due to rent strikes. Some tenants preffered moving over getting involved with NECAP, the landlord's lawyer spoke. The rent strike, that had previously ended, made the landlord agree to make repairs in the…

An advertisement highlights Mildred Torres as the first Puerto Rican Councilwoman, emphasizing her dedicated focus on housing. Torres has actively worked on formulating housing and anti-displacement policies, introduced zone changes in the Hungerford…