Evictions
Tenants’ Unions Escalate Protests as NY Extends Eviction Moratorium
Tenants' unions across Brooklyn banded together for three days to fight for the cancellation of rent and an eviction moratorium. In a small win, New York City has postponed legal eviction until September. The power of the people and direct action, yet again, has succeeded in pushing back against the landlord class.
Kimberly Ann
August 7, 202030 Million Tenants at Risk of Eviction as Federal Moratorium Ends
The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the housing crisis, leading to four out of ten tenants experiencing housing insecurity. Mass layoffs and the Republicans’ proposed cuts to unemployment insurance will put millions who cannot afford to pay rent on the verge of homelessness.
Ana Rivera
July 31, 2020Brooklyn Landlord Breaks Into Apartment to Illegally Evict Tenant
A tenant in Brooklyn, New York shares the story of how the property manager of her building drilled into her apartment door to change the locks and illegally evict her. In the middle of an economic crisis that has left millions of renters vulnerable to eviction and harassment from landlords, we must demand the complete cancellation of rent.
Luigi Morris
July 27, 2020Cancel Rent and End Evictions! Tenants Unions Across NYC Fight Against Landlords
Tenants unions across New York City are fighting against the racist housing policies of Governor Coumo and Mayor De Blasio through rent strikes and direct actions.
Kimberly Ann
July 8, 2020Protesters Camp Out to Stop Eviction in Brooklyn
Nearly 100 people are currently camped out in front of a Brooklyn residence to halt an attempted eviction.
Sybil Davis
July 8, 2020If Black Lives Matter, Then Stop The Evictions
In 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement developed in response to police violence and murder of Black people. While this movement is largely associated with fighting police brutality and exposing the systemic racism of the criminal legal system, Black Lives Matter is also a housing justice issue.
Lisa Edwards
June 29, 2020Stop The Evictions!
With the temporary moratorium on evictions expiring, many states have announced plans to resume evictions. This is a heartless move that criminalizes poverty and increases the risks for spreading the coronavirus even further.
Sybil Davis
May 22, 2020Mayor-elect of Madrid claims she “can’t stop the evictions”
The Platform of (Those) Affected by the Mortgage, or, in Spanish, “Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca” (PAH) in Madrid's Vallecas neighborhood questioned the housing policy of Ahora Madrid (Madrid Now), after the the chair of the city council housing committee said that the evictions could not be stopped. Ahora Madrid is a coalition of political organizations, in which Podemos and Ganemos are the main participants.
Josefina L. Martínez
June 24, 2015