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Appearing in The New York Times on June 20, 2025, Ann Carrns talks to Chi Chi Wu, director of consumer reporting and data advocacy at NCLC about how negative rent information can be disastrous for struggling families if they fall behind on their rent even once. Landlords are unlikely to rent to anyone with a…
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This letter urges the Massachusetts Budget Conference Committee to adopt the final Senate language, as amended, that bans the practice of requiring tenants to pay broker fees for rental units where the broker was hired by the landlord.
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The rental housing crisis continues to squeeze working families. Contributing to these struggles is the use of tenant screening reports, which typically combine information about eviction filings, criminal records, and credit history. These reports often contain significant systemic errors and problems, such as This Policy Brief offers solutions as to what states can do to…
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The housing crisis for low- and moderate-income renters continues. The new Administration’s actions, such as potential cuts to staff and programs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, will likely exacerbate it. These developments add to the existing challenges of a severe shortage of affordable, decent housing; spiking rent increases; and abuses by corporate…
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This bill that would require up-front disclosure of fees, standardize and cap application fees, prohibit landlords from charging fees other than a screening fee to process an application, and prevent excessive late fees.
H.B. 2967 would eliminate harmful application fees. The bill is easy for both prospective tenants and landlords to understand, which has the added benefit of making enforcement more straightforward. And, critically, it would make the difficult search for rental housing more affordable and allow applicants to put their money toward their actual rent payments.