In the memoir Staking Our Claim, Pat Morrissy talks about the early days of Shelterforce, organizing for rent control in New Jersey, and supporting tenant leaders.

A Massachusetts initiative uncovers how fragmented programs make healthy homes harder to achieve—and helps local leaders ...

A program started in Roswell, New Mexico, has gone statewide. Here's how Rehab-2-Rental works, and what's to come.

Housing with preconditions means more people will cycle through shelters, jails, and the streets, fueling efforts to ...

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy contends in his book, Together: The Healing Power of Connection in a Sometimes Lonely ...

Healthy Homes Ordinance, many of New Orleans’s “certified habitable” apartments still have leaks and mold. What went wrong?

Pransky was an activist lawyer who fought for and defended both tenants and rent control policies in New Jersey. McKee organized in New York City, founding multiple organizations and helping to defend ...

An enduring vision for many people across the country is to collectively own local land and buildings, thus controlling how those properties are used and who benefits from them. It’s a way for people ...

Housing is fundamental to healthy families and communities. That’s why we must fight for policies that treat public housing as essential as roadways and schools. When most Americans think of public ...

This Under the Lens series explores the growing use of technology in the housing world. Can the proper guardrails be put in place so “innovative” tools don’t make the housing crisis worse? Top ...

Tenant screening software has become an industry standard. It sifts through publicly available and proprietary data to gauge the suitability of potential renters. An applicant’s rent-paying history is ...