Jobs, wins, and press mentions…oh my! At United Renters for Justice / Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia, we’re doing big things.
Read MoreWe’re doing big things! See all that United Renters for Justice / Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia is up to!
Read MoreLearn what IX was up to in December 2021!
Read MoreThe Home to Stay Minneapolis coalition announced our priorities for a strong rent stabilization policy that would effectively keep Minneapolis families in our homes.
Read MoreIn early October, our tenants visited Washington DC. Legislators helped us get a hearing with the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Read MoreWe are two weeks away from the November 2nd city elections, where Minneapolis voters will decide the future of rent stabilization in our city. We need all hands on deck.
Read MoreVote Yes on Question 3 to create a Minneapolis for all of us through rent stabilization.
Read MoreFour years ago, I moved here from Mexico with my family and 4 friends. When we arrived, everything was new and foreign.
Read MoreMy 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.
Read MoreInquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia is excited to present a new housing report, Disparate Cities. The report analyzes housing inequality in Minneapolis and explores solution to the housing crisis that renters are living in the city
Read MoreI’ve been living for 23 years in the same building. I know the building isn’t mine, but I have lived there. Some years ago, there were many assaults and many people rejected living in the neighborhood.
Read MoreAt a time when many families are deciding what to do for the holidays, one group of Minneapolis tenants are facing a much more difficult decision.
Read MoreLast 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreMy 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.
Read MoreInquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia is in full support of the Defend Glendale struggle. At its heart their fight embodies everything we want to see in a city; sustainable diverse communities that give life to Minneapolis.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreMid-summer 2015, a woman living in 3057 14th Ave. S. contacted me while I was working at the Lyndale Neighborhood Association. Her story was shocking:
Read MoreWho 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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