The Know-Your-Rights mural in Richmond, California, includes pointers on rent control, just cause eviction, and fair chance ...

Here's what happens when leaders loosen zoning permitting and invest in community-scale development at the same time.

Development should come with affordability. Here's the case for inclusionary housing, and why opponents aren't seeing the ...

Years ago, officials in dozens of cities and states showed interest in passing legislation that required landlords to accept alternatives to the traditional lump-sum security deposit. Today, much of ...

A tenant opportunity to purchase act (TOPA) is a policy that gives tenants some specific rights when their building goes up for sale. Learn what it covers and what it doesn’t in this video. When a ...

A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable. Baba Ndanani has lived in one of New York City’s most flood-prone ...

Almost every state in the U.S. requires that landlords maintain safe and livable residential units. This is often called a "warranty of habitability." In some places, there are laws that specify ...

The year was marked by misinformation and confusion as the Trump administration made moves to cut HUD programming, as well as change the federal response to homelessness, housing discrimination, and ...

Housing problems like mildew, lead, unheated homes, and more plague low-income homeowners and renters alike—and many of these issues are only growing with time. What laws have housing advocates pushed ...