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Thanks to Assemblymember @isaacgbryan.bsky.social for his work on #AB246, which passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Housing Is A Human Right and Coalition for Economic Survival testified today in Sacramento to support the bill. Tenants need temporary rent relief for fire-ravaged LA County.

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YIMBY Action and California YIMBY have chosen to work with private equity firms to stop the expansion of rent control in California and to build more luxury housing for affluent people. YIMBY = Corporate Landlords

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Housing Is A Human Right just testified at the California Assembly Judiciary Committee today, urging them to pass #AB246. Rent gouging is widespread after the LA wildfires. We need a temporary rent freeze. Thanks to Assemblymember @isaacgbryan.bsky.social for authoring the bill.

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We thank Ash Kalra and other members of the California Assembly Judiciary Committee for passing #AB246. We also thank @isaacgbryan.bsky.social for authoring the bill. LA County needs a temporary rent freeze to protect tenants against widespread rent gouging after the LA wildfires.

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It's time for THREE QUESTIONS! You ask about housing-related issues, and we answer. ⬇️

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AB 246 is an important bill that must be passed to stop rent gouging after the LA wildfires. Call Assembly Judiciary Committee members before tomorrow and tell them to support #AB246.

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We urge Assembly Judiciary Committee members Ash Kalra, Diane Dixon and Rebecca Bauer-Kahan to support #AB246. Rent gouging after the LA wildfires has been widespread and harms both current and prospective tenants. We need a temporary rent freeze in LA County. @isaacgbryan.bsky.social

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We urge Assembly Judiciary Committee members Damon Connolly, Bill Essayli, and John Harabedian to support #AB246. Rent gouging after the LA wildfires has been widespread and harms both current and prospective tenants. We need a temporary rent freeze in LA County. @isaacgbryan.bsky.social

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We urge Assembly Judiciary Committee members Blanca Pacheco, Diane Papan, and Kate Sanchez to support #AB246. Rent gouging after the LA wildfires has been widespread and harms both current and prospective tenants. We need a temporary rent freeze in LA County. @isaacgbryan.bsky.social

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We urge Assembly Judiciary Members Catherine Stefani and Rick Chavez Zbur to support #AB246. Rent gouging after the LA wildfires has been widespread and harms both current and prospective tenants. We need a temporary rent freeze in LA County. @isaacgbryan.bsky.social

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The California Apartment Association, the front group for corporate landlords, is being investigated for shady political contributions. Click the link to read our article for the details!

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YIMBY Action teams up with the California Association of Realtors to push pro-gentrification policies in LA. YIMBY Action also teamed up with the California Apartment Association and corporate landlords to kill the expansion of rent control in California. Corporate YIMBYs, not progressives.

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ICYMI: The "3 Ps" is the best solution to help poor and middle- and working-class tenants, who bear the brunt of excessive rents. Read our article to learn more -- and urge your elected officials to carry out the 3 Ps. ⬇

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An important article published in the Harvard Business Review found that rent regulations are crucial for protecting tenants and providing stable, affordable housing. Read our piece for the details!

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We have a terrific information hub that provides the inside scoop about the California Apartment Association, the front group for corporate landlords. Learn about Big Real Estate's tactics to stop tenant protections and drive up rents. Knowledge = Power

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Blackstone, one of the world's largest corporate landlords, has helped fuel the global housing affordability crisis, according to United Nations experts Using money made by rent gouging tenants, Blackstone's now buying a superyacht company that serves the uber-rich. Telling, isn't it?

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What's happening in Hoboken, New Jersey, with corporate landlords trying to get around rent control is another example of why politicians must protect tenants -- first and foremost.

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We've said that Concord politicians must maintain strong rent regulations to protect tenants. It's very disappointing that they failed to do that. Unsurprisingly, the California Apartment Assoc., the front group for corporate landlords, was behind the effort to weaken rent control in Concord.

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It's the inaugural edition of The Real Dirt! Unlike anything out there, The Real Dirt cheekily exposes the real estate industry's lies, scams, and scandals, which impact the lives of millions. Enjoy!

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Military personnel are serving our country. We can't allow RealPage and corporate landlords to prey upon them. It's another reason why we need rent control to protect people against predatory landlords.

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A top group of 32 economists found that “substantial empirical evidence” shows that “rent regulation policies do not limit new construction, nor overall supply of housing.” It's a direct rebuke of anti-rent control arguments made by Big Real Estate.

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the youth have zero imagination, it's called "gathering under an abandoned bridge in the woods in the dark with BLLs and someone's shitty bluetooth speaker" www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...

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Exactly right

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We're not surprised that a strong majority of people in Washington state want rent stabilization. Rent regulations is the only tool that reins in predatory landlords.

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Read our important article at @laprogressive.bsky.social. We write about an important white paper that debunks anti-rent control arguments-- and explains why rent regulations will protect Americans.

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To address the housing affordability crisis, we must protect tenants and not lose affordable housing. State politicians must repeal the #EllisAct in California.

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We were honored to have walked in the Kingdom Day Parade in L.A. yesterday with our parent organization @aidshealthcare.bsky.social. Our float highlighted the fact that racism is a public health issue. AHF has been addressing that issue for decades and will continue to fight for what's right.

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Rent-stabilization laws are crucial for protecting tenants against the predatory business practices of Big Real Estate and Big Tech. Read our article for the details! ⬇️

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Rent control is also an effective way to rein in the predatory business practices of Big Real Estate and Big Tech. #RentControl works!

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The real estate industry is making outrageous profits by rent gouging tenants, fueling more homelessness. Politicians in Concord and other cities must protect renters!

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The nation's largest corporate landlords are using the California Apartment Association to influence politicians and kill tenant protections. But we can fight back. #RentControl will rein in the greed of Big Real Estate.

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Across the country, people are getting slammed with sky-high rents that outpace growth in wages. A key reason is that corporate landlords are charging outrageous rents. #RentControl is the only tool that urgently protects tenants.

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There is a winning solution for the housing affordability crisis in the United States. It's called the "3 Ps." Read our article! ⬇️

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Do you want to know how corporate landlords, California YIMBY, and state politicians worked together to kill rent control? Read this blockbuster special report.

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The bad news is that corporate landlords are growing and charging higher and higher rents every year. The good news is that rent control works -- it's the only tool that reins in greedy corporate landlords.

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We support #AB246 authored by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan and co-authored by Senators Perez & Allen and Assemblymembers Elhawary & Gonzalez. The bill enacts a rent-freeze in LA County. Widespread rent gouging impacts both prospective and current tenants. #Wildfires

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The California Apartment Association always has something to say when landords' outsized profits are threatened, but it went silent when a landlord's actions threatened the health of a tenant. It tells you everything about the CAA.

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Did you know that Gov. Newsom, State Sen. Toni Atkins, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, Assemblymember Evan Low, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan received campaign cash from corporate landlords to kill Prop 33 in California?

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LA County supervisors have increased penalties to $50,000 per violation for landlords engaged in price gouging and exploiting the crisis created by the wildfires. Supervisor Lindsey Horvath led the charge for increased penalties. For more info, click below.

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The Concord City Council must not allow themselves to be bullied by the California Apartment Association and the real estate industry. #Concord elected leaders must maintain strong tenant protections to protect hard-working residents against predatory landlords.

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In #NewOrleans and anywhere else, housing is a basic need that protects the public's health and helps people to flourish. Our elected leaders must provide permanent, affordable housing for a more healthy, functional, and just society.

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A must-read white paper in the Harvard Business Review found that rent-stabilization laws are essential for solving the housing affordability crisis. We sum up the key findings in our article. ⬇️

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ICYMI: Corporate landlords shelled out millions in campaign cash to kill the expansion of rent control in California and to silence AIDS Healthcare Foundation's housing advocacy work. Read all the details about the multi-million-dollar corporate attack.

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The California Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating the California Apartment Association and a corporate landlord for shady campaign contributions to kill Prop 33 and pass Prop 34. Big Real Estate can't be trusted. They'll do anything to keep charging unfair rents.

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www.borowitzreport.com/p/massive-co...

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Military veterans have also been impacted by the RealPage scandal. #RealPage and corporate landlords must be investigated, and city elected officials in LA and other places should pass ordinances that ban price-fixing software.

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ICYMI: Check out this blockbuster report about the California Apartment Association and corporate landlords. It's a must-read.

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We urge the New Mexico State Legislature to repeal its statewide rent control ban. With the rise of corporate landlords, only #RentControl will stop them from charging excessive rents, year after year. Rent control is crucial for protecting tenants.

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