Press

Crain's Detroit - Detroit residents still displaced, even with emergency assistance, study finds (June 14, 2023) 

Detroit Metro Times - 15% of Detroit landlords evicted tenants soon after receiving COVID-19 rental aid (June 13, 2023)

Detroit News - UM: $8.2M in rental aid spent on Detroit landlords who evicted tenants (June 12, 2023)

Detroit Free Press - Evictions are up in Detroit: What happens in court, to belongings after notice (May 25, 2023)

Bridge Detroit - Gilbert Foundation eviction defense fund hits early goal for serving families (May 1, 2023)

Michigan Radio - As housing costs soar, Mich. tenants eye rent control. But there's a catch (March 22, 2023)

Detroit Free Press - Detroit's eviction defense office will offer free legal help. Here's what to know (February 8, 2023) 

Detroit Metro Times - At rally, Detroit tenants accuse landlords of retaliatory evictions and intimidation (February 7, 2023)

Outlier Media - Have property management companies gone too far in Detroit? (February 1, 2023)

Detroit Metro Times - Detroit’s long history of evicting Black people for profit (January 25, 2023) 

Outlier Media - A badge, a bulletproof vest and stern words: Squatter removal services help Detroit landlords avoid courts (January 18, 2023)

Michigan Radio - 'Right to Renew' could be a line of defense against Detroit evictions. How does it work? (January 10, 2023)

Detroit News - Detroit Mayor Duggan taps leaders for Office of Eviction Defense (December 14, 2022)

Outlier Media - The perils and pitfalls of renting in Detroit (December 7, 2022)

Bridge Detroit and Detroit Free Press - City and renters fight to hold landlords accountable for poor conditions (November 22, 2022)

WDET - Detroit evening report (November 17, 2022)

World Socialist Web Site - Evictions in Detroit return to pre-pandemic levels (November 17, 2022)

Michigan Radio - Report: Detroit evictions on the rise as legal representation for low-income tenants stalls (November 15, 2022)

WCMU - Evictions in Detroit headed back to pre-pandemic level (November 15, 2022)

Crain’s Detroit - Letter to the Editor: Story on proposed eviction rules ignored tenants' perspective (November 14, 2022)

Detroit News - Detroit evictions on track to return to pre-pandemic level as protections expire (November 14, 2022)

Michigan Radio - Detroit renters with building problems do have options. Here’s how to protect yourselves (November 7, 2022)

Bridge Detroit - Op-ed by Eisenberg: Duggan touts homeownership as crisis escalates for Black renters (September 23, 2022)

Black News Portal - Detroit Tenants Association builds citywide coalition pushing for renters’ rights (September 13, 2022)

WXYZ 7 - ‘They don’t want us here.’ Detroit tenants unite to fight rising rent costs (August 4, 2022)

Detroit Free Press and Bridge Detroit - Millions of dollars in rental assistance drying up – and could bring evictions in Michigan (July 31, 2022)

Black News Portal - Mayor Duggan unveils $203M seven-point strategy investment for affordable housing (July 30, 2022)

The Daily J podcast from WWJ - Why can’t Detroiters afford to live in Detroit? (July 25, 2022)

Michigan Radio - Detroit city council discussing measures to stop illegal evictions (July 19, 2022)

Outlier Media - How the $1.1B program for COVID rental assistance succeeded, fell short for Detroiters (July 13, 2022)

Outlier Media - Rising evictions in Detroit fueled by ‘termination’ cases that let landlords kick out renters without reason (July 6, 2022)

Fox 2 Detroit - Most evictions filed in Detroit during pandemic ‘not in compliance’ U-M group finds  (June 30, 2022)

Michigan Chronicle - Thousands of Detroit residents under eviction threat, CERA June 30 deadline (June 30, 2022)

Michigan Radio - Report: More than 25,000 eviction cases filed in Detroit during the pandemic (June 29, 2022)

Bridge Detroit - Rule breaking landlords could evict thousands of tenants (June 28, 2022)