Sometimes one isn’t in the habit of saying, “Great I’m going to help even if it’s not my family,” but I think that everything has changed in my mind. We have to help each other because we’re a community.
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“But before purchasing the buildings, before the fight, we were just separate people in each building, in each apartment. Maybe you saw your neighbor, but you didn’t know them, you didn’t know their name, you didn’t chat, nothing. Each person had their own life, and now we’re a family.”
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Progress Residential, the controversial private equity landlord and largest single family rental company in the U.S., has extracted over $40 million in wealth from the North Minneapolis community, according to a new report by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia.
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“Slumlord as a Business Model” was first published in 2016. In the years since, it’s become one of our most popular blogs. While the dates are old, many of the facts remain the same.
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In less than 24 hours, 80 people emailed the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS), including enrolled members of the TCRS, with three demands.
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One thing is clear: The importance of the Village to maintain and sustain healthy and strong communities where planting seeds and growing roots is essential.
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Progress Residential tenants and 3100 Bloomington tenants celebrate huge wins! People across Minneapolis call for a strong rent stabilization policy. We are looking for volunteers.
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After over two years of tenants organizing together, the Minneapolis City Council passed a comprehensive list of agreements entered into by Progress Residential, the manager for Front Yard Residential and previously known as HavenBrook Homes LLC.
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What’s new at IX? A Día de los Muertos member meeting, successes at 3100 Bloomington, and a puppetry build! Plus community winter resources.
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Gael and Jazmín, integral members of the Sky Without Limits Cooperative (SWL), shared their stories at a fundraiser last month. The fundraiser, hosted by community member Nell Shaefer, raised $2000 with a pledge of $10,000 to go toward purchasing SWL from the Land Bank Twin Cities.
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Tenants testify at the Minnesota State Capitol, navigate the legal and financial structures for creating a member-led and owned Cooperative, experience a path toward solutions at 3100 Bloomington, and call for a rent stabilization work group that centers tenants.
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Tenants file rent escrows at 3100 Bloomington, unlearn systems of oppression at the Sky Without Limits Cooperative, and call on a pension plan to halt their investment in a funder of Progress Residential.
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“Even though I took my landlord to court in the last few months, I’m still struggling to get repairs in my home. I’ve been asking for repairs since my home was broken into at the beginning of July, and they still haven’t been done,” says Jimmy Harris. Image by Uche Iroegbu.
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Tenants deliver list of demands to Progress Residential office, continue the fight at 3100 Bloomington, work toward autonomously owning the Sky Without Limits Cooperative, and ensure renters are centered in the Minneapolis rent stabilization work group.
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Tenants go on rent strike, build alleyways of hope, go to court against HavenBrook Homes LLC, and call for a strong rent stabilization work group.
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Nine years ago, tenants in the Corcoran Neighborhood of Minneapolis came together to begin addressing the gross negligence and abuse of their landlord, Steven Frenz. We have already raised over $1.3 million toward the purchase of these five buildings, 69 units, but we need much more!
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No matter their race, zip code, or income, Minneapolis tenants deserve safe and dignified housing. Concerned for their families’ safety, renters at 3100 Bloomington have joined together to withhold May rent from their apartment owner. Tenants describe gray water leaking into basement apartments and insecure doors leading to assaults and burglaries.
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Community cleanup, rent escrow, Tenant Unions successes, and a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase (TOPA) press conference.
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Check out our latest updates, including the growth of the Sky Without Limits Cooperative as a cohesive and trusting alternative in housing.
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