Shelterforce
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5/ “The rent is too damn high and the quality [of housing] is way too low." Our first story examines the growing push for better housing conditions and landlord accountability. Where are these fights happening? Read the story: shelterforce.org/2025/11/18/w...
Why Habitability Is a Growing Rallying Cry
Across the country, tenants and lawmakers are pushing for better standards around habitability: mold, cooling, and more. How did we get here?
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November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
5/ “The rent is too damn high and the quality [of housing] is way too low." Our first story examines the growing push for better housing conditions and landlord accountability. Where are these fights happening? Read the story: shelterforce.org/2025/11/18/w...
4/ Special thanks to @francozacha.bsky.social for this amazing illustration!
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
4/ Special thanks to @francozacha.bsky.social for this amazing illustration!
Lara Heard, Shelterforce's associate editor, explains more of what you can expect, and why we chose to take on habitability 👉 shelterforce.org/2025/11/18/w...
Why Does Habitability Matter? Health and Our Housing Stock
Housing problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and mold can mess with your health. It's also making the U.S. housing crisis worse.
shelterforce.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Lara Heard, Shelterforce's associate editor, explains more of what you can expect, and why we chose to take on habitability 👉 shelterforce.org/2025/11/18/w...
2/ Over the next several weeks, we'll take a closer look at home health hazards, public housing upgrades via the RAD program, the state of habitability laws, the role extreme weather plays in all this, and more. bit.ly/UTLhabitabil...
Fit to Live In: Fixing Our Housing Stock
This series explores the quality of housing in the U.S.— also known as housing habitability—and what's being done to protect tenants and homeowners.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
2/ Over the next several weeks, we'll take a closer look at home health hazards, public housing upgrades via the RAD program, the state of habitability laws, the role extreme weather plays in all this, and more. bit.ly/UTLhabitabil...