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CBC British ColumbiaHave renters been forgotten this election campaign? Rents and other housing costs are rising and so is the proportion of renters in Canada. Tenants say they are left in precarious positions and feel unheard and under-represented in the federal election campaign so far. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#election</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/renters-federal-election-1.7505452?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/renters-federal-election-1.7505452?cmp=rss</a>

CBC TorontoHave renters been forgotten this election campaign? Rents and other housing costs are rising and so is the proportion of renters in Canada. Tenants say they are left in precarious positions and feel unheard and under-represented in the federal election campaign so far. <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#election</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/renters-federal-election-1.7505452?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/renters-federal-election-1.7505452?cmp=rss</a>

Joseph Simons 🍁 🌱From <a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://greaterfool.ca/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@greaterfool.ca</a> "The <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tax</a> system needs a reset. What <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/homeowners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeowners</a> get, <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> should also enjoy. If the [principal residence] exemption cannot be eliminated it should be capped, and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/tenants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tenants</a> given an equal chance to avoid having <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/capitalgains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalgains</a> on other kinds of assets. Make owning less attractive. Make renting more beneficial. Then [overblown <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a>] values will adjust."<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canpoli</a><a href="https://www.greaterfool.ca/2025/04/02/not-getting-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.greaterfool.ca/2025/04/02/not-getting-it/</a>

John E. Bartley, III (D) K7AAYAct today to stop AI based rent gouging in Oregon <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCp6zCqsb-hVO2jAQIK0v2VF6zE8zMx6CRA5rkBeBPJpIoYA/viewform" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCp6zCqsb-hVO2jAQIK0v2VF6zE8zMx6CRA5rkBeBPJpIoYA/viewform</a> <a href="https://eugenetenantalliance.substack.com/p/how-to-spot-if-your-rent-was-raised?publication_id=2362964&post_id=159309375&isFreemail=true&r=poo1f&triedRedirect=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://eugenetenantalliance.substack.com/p/how-to-spot-if-your-rent-was-raised?publication_id=2362964&post_id=159309375&isFreemail=true&r=poo1f&triedRedirect=true</a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/rentgouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rentgouging</a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rent</a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/Oregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oregon</a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/pdx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pdx</a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/PortlandOregon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PortlandOregon</a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/DamnPortlanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DamnPortlanders</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/1862016/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/1862016/</a> Bill strives to build safer environment for renters, passes committee <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/7NEWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#7NEWS</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bill</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Government</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/homes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homes</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HouseBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HouseBill</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HouseRenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HouseRenters</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KSWO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KSWO</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a>

ax6761<a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FCC</a> chair helps <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/ISPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ISPs</a> and landlords make deals that <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> can’t escape: <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/BrendanCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrendanCarr</a> dumps plan to ban bulk billing deals that lock renters into one ISP, 20250127, by Jon B, <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/fcc-chair-nixes-plan-to-boost-broadband-competition-in-apartment-buildings/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/fcc-chair-nixes-plan-to-boost-broadband-competition-in-apartment-buildings/</a><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/fuck_DonaldT_govt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fuck_DonaldT_govt</a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/NationalMultifamilyHousingCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalMultifamilyHousingCouncil</a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/NMHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NMHC</a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/NationalApartmentAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalApartmentAssociation</a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/NAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NAA</a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/RealEstateTechnologyAndTransformationCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RealEstateTechnologyAndTransformationCenter</a> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/RETTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RETTC</a>

LilMikeSF<a href="https://c.im/tags/GovNewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GovNewsom</a> signs executive order protecting <a href="https://c.im/tags/LACounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LACounty</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> who take in people displaced by firestorm. <a href="https://c.im/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> does not cover other lease provisions, like ones pertaining to criminal activity in rental property.<a href="https://c.im/tags/Landlords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Landlords</a> who raise rents higher than 10% currently could face up to a year in county jail, fines up to $10,000.<a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/17/governor-newsom-bans-evictions-based-on-hosting-fire-survivors/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/17/governor-newsom-bans-evictions-based-on-hosting-fire-survivors/</a> <a href="https://caanet.org/governor-extends-protections-against-rent-gouging-tied-to-l-a-firestorms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://caanet.org/governor-extends-protections-against-rent-gouging-tied-to-l-a-firestorms/</a>

DoomsdaysCWAnother reason to squash the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIRevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AIRevolution</a>!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> costs American <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renters</a> over $3.6 billion annually, according to new report Judd Legum Jan 06, 2025 "The property management software used by many <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corporate</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landlords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landlords</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RealPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RealPage</a>, is deploying AI to artificially inflate rental prices in the United States by more than $3.6 billion annually, according to a new report by the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)."RealPage, owned by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo, includes a tool called "AI Revenue Management" that provides recommendations for rental prices based on data from competitors. The feature, according to the CEA, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and class action lawsuits, facilitates 'price coordination.' It allows individual landlords to 'act as if they are a single dominant landlord, and use their collective market power to increase profits by setting higher prices.'"Read more: <a href="https://popular.info/p/ai-costs-american-renters-over-36" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://popular.info/p/ai-costs-american-renters-over-36</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FuckAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FuckAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AISucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesforAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoNukesforAI</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AffordableHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AffordableHousing</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateLandlordsSuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateLandlordsSuck</a>

Marcus "MajorLinux" SummersThese are some of the cheapest cars I've ever seen!Hertz continues EV purge, asks renters if they want to buy instead of return <a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/12/hertz-is-asking-ev-renters-if-they-want-to-buy-their-rentals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/12/hertz-is-asking-ev-renters-if-they-want-to-buy-their-rentals/</a><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Hertz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hertz</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EV</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renters</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a>

MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-eviction-prevention-program-public-housing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-eviction-prevention-program-public-housing</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ProPublica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProPublica</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PublicHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicHousing</a> Tenants Face Eviction at High Rates. A New Program to Keep <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renters</a> Housed Excludes Them. <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housingcrisis</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/globalhousingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globalhousingcrisis</a>

Ms. Que BanhJust how small is 33 square metres? It’s about 350 square feet, or the size of a studio apartment in The Janion, specially built for short-term rental use in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VictoriaBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VictoriaBC</a>.But a staff report to the City of Victoria is recommending that council consider allowing developers to build micro-units in new projects with minimum standards in place.It’s an effort to create more units in a tight housing market, says Mayor Marianne Alto.Alto says the report will come before council at its next meeting and, if approved, would have to be incorporated into the city’s official community plan.Find the report here. <a href="https://pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=e2585636-3493-4f9f-b71b-417631fc7bb8&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=13&Tab=attachments" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=e2585636-3493-4f9f-b71b-417631fc7bb8&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English&Item=13&Tab=attachments</a><a href="https://beige.party/tags/YYJpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YYJpoli</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RentalHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RentalHousing</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HousingCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HousingCrisis</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/MicroRentalUnits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MicroRentalUnits</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TinyApartments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TinyApartments</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/RentalMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RentalMarket</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HousingSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HousingSolutions</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TinyHomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TinyHomes</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VancouverIsland</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VanIsle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VanIsle</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/YYJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YYJ</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renters</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BCpoli</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BCHousing</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/YYJhousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YYJhousing</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Landlords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Landlords</a> Are Using <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> To Raise <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rents</a> — and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cities</a> Are Starting To Push BackFederal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prosecutors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prosecutors</a> have accused software company <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RealPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RealPage</a> of enriching itself "at the expense of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> who pay <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inflated</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prices</a>" <a href="https://themarkup.org/locked-out/2024/12/02/landlords-are-using-ai-to-raise-rents-and-cities-are-starting-to-push-back" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://themarkup.org/locked-out/2024/12/02/landlords-are-using-ai-to-raise-rents-and-cities-are-starting-to-push-back</a>

Larry NeufeldWhat renters need this National Housing Day: Stronger rights and protections <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/housingcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housingcrisis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/protectrenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protectrenters</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/rentersrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rentersrights</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://housingrightscanada.com/what-renters-need-this-national-housing-day-stronger-rights-and-protections/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://housingrightscanada.com/what-renters-need-this-national-housing-day-stronger-rights-and-protections/</a>

Columbus - Feeds<a href="https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/real-estate/how-much-columbus-homebuyers-need-to-save-for-a-down-payment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How much Columbus homebuyers need to save for a down payment - Stephanie Thompson</a>

Stuart D Neilson<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VOTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VOTE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralElection2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeneralElection2024</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#change</a>A quarter of sitting TDs are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landlords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#landlords</a>, more than half are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PropertyOwners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PropertyOwners</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Policy</a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> fails <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a>, and enriches landlords.Don't follow the US. "Never before have so few multibillionaires had so much wealth and so much economic and political power. These are not nice guys. They may come off as nice guys. They may make contributions to the local hospital or Boys & Girls club. But they are very, very, greedy people."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/13/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-democrats-workers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/13/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-democrats-workers</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹50 hours of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#work</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pay</a> the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rent</a>? Report finds many <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> can't <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/afford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#afford</a> their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homes</a><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/11/01/apartment-poor-rent-affordability/75947621007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/11/01/apartment-poor-rent-affordability/75947621007/</a>

balkonsolarFor <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solar</a> Friends in the US & UK and elsewhere:In a significant move towards sustainable living, <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> and <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/condominium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#condominium</a> owners across <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> now have the legal right to install <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/solarpanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarpanels</a> on their balconies. The new regulation changes the Rental Contract Law (BGB § 554) and the law governing Condominums (§ 20 WEG)- , which officially takes effect today!<a href="https://balkon.solar/news/2024/10/17/germany-grants-renters-the-right-to-install-solar-systems-on-balconies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://balkon.solar/news/2024/10/17/germany-grants-renters-the-right-to-install-solar-systems-on-balconies/</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹In a major shift, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#government</a> explores giving <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> cash, not <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/09/19/g-s1-23570/renters-cash-vouchers-u-s-housing-apartments-hud-federal?ref=am-quickie.ghost.io" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2024/09/19/g-s1-23570/renters-cash-vouchers-u-s-housing-apartments-hud-federal?ref=am-quickie.ghost.io</a>

Dwaine Dowland<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Rent</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Renters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Housing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkingClass</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Workers</a>

gtbarryFor Tenants, AI-Powered Screening Can Be a New Barrier to Housinghousing rights groups say that screening tech exacerbates the US affordable housing crisis by delaying or denying units for low-income tenants and making them pay more in screening and application fees. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#renters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/proptech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#proptech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-09-11/ai-powered-tenant-screening-tech-worries-fair-housing-advocates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-09-11/ai-powered-tenant-screening-tech-worries-fair-housing-advocates</a>

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