February Updates

Jobs, wins, and press mentions…oh my! At United Renters for Justice / Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia, we’re doing big things.

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January Updates

We’re doing big things! See all that United Renters for Justice / Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia is up to!

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Building A Renter Cooperative

My name is Chloe Jackson and I am a member of United Renters For Justice. My neighbors and I are fighting for our homes. My neighbors and I have a dream of purchasing the buildings we live in and turning them into housing cooperatives.

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A Case For Tenant's Unions

Last week, Referee Jason T. Hutchison issued an order in the case of IX of Powderhorn Park vs. Stephen Frenz, the Apartment Shop, LLC and Equity Residential Holdings, LLC. I am a co-founder of Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia, which worked with the tenants and with IX of Powderhorn Park to bring the case court.

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Slumlord as a business model

In late 2015, Maribel* was calling Inquilinx Unidxs por Justicia on a weekly basis. The temperature in her apartment, on the basement floor of her building, was so low that her two small girls had to wear their winter jackets to bed.

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Toward a Solution

The ongoing court saga which has recently been covered by this paper demonstrates the lack of oversight Minneapolis Regulatory Services exercises over rental businesses, while bringing to light the structural barriers, economic realities, and racial injustices renters face when trying to meet their most basic housing needs.

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A Renter's Perspective

My wife, our three children, and I have lived in the St. Paul area for nearly 30 years. We lived in St. Paul for 5 years; Little Canada for 15 years and Roseville for 10 years. Our housing has always been modest, but livable.

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Gran Kermes

On Saturday, over 100 members of Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia (IX) and supporters gathered in the basement of Bethany Lutheran Church for our first-ever fundraiser.

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Picture Our Struggle

Who are your neighbors? Maybe they’re an older couple who has grown-up children, a well kept garden, and a friendly word when you see each other. Maybe they’re a young family who throws bonfires that end at a reasonable hour, occasionally shovel your sidewalk, and seem to live life at a full sprint.

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