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Cockroaches out the faucet, stoves broken for years, water pressure so low you shower w/ buckets- last March, ACCE leaders in the Fruitvale went on rent strike to demand their landlord fix the atrocious habitability issues in their building 1/6
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-tenants-served-with-eviction-notice-15925985.php @SarRavani
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-tenants-served-with-eviction-notice-15925985.php @SarRavani
They were inspired by @calorganize leaders' rent strike a block away that had just successfully pressured their landlord to agree to sell their home to @OakCLT after years of rent increases - asserting their right to decent, safe & affordable housing 2/6 https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/27/they-refused-to-pay-rent-for-months-now-they-may-get-their-way/
Racism is rampant in housing. Itâs not uncommon that landlords of immigrant monolingual Spanish speaking tenants take advantage of language barriers & resource access, by neglecting their basic responsibility to maintain a habitable home.
But these tenants were organized. 3/6
But these tenants were organized. 3/6
Then the pandemic hit. Despite the eviction moratorium & failing to uphold their most basic duties as a landlord, the eviction notices started coming left & right.
And though the eviction protections were recently extended to June via #SB91, thereâs the issue of rent debt. 4/6
And though the eviction protections were recently extended to June via #SB91, thereâs the issue of rent debt. 4/6
Under #SB91 rent debt could be forgiven for tenants who lost income- BUT ONLY IF the landlord chooses to participate. Why would we leave the fate of tenants lives in the hands of landlords - especially when they have a clear record of attempting to gentrify their tenants out? 5/6
Renters were forced to take brave action just to stay safely housed before the pandemic. We need solutions to the COVID housing crisis that increase housing stability- not solutions that leave families at the mercy of slumlords. We must #CloseTheLoopholes
#HousingIsAHumanRight /6
#HousingIsAHumanRight /6
