Read the latest positive news, breakthroughs, and inspiring stories about housing justice, curated daily by BrightWire.
When squatters took over his mother's home, Flash Shelton discovered a brilliant workaround to broken property laws. Now he's helping homeowners across California reclaim their properties without expensive court battles.
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Emily Mohapi moved into her own government home in August after waiting three decades in a tin shack. Media coverage and advocacy finally broke through years of bureaucratic neglect.
For the first time in 55 years, New York City's Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents on one and two-year leases, protecting 2.4 million renters. Tenant organizers who knocked on doors and packed hearings celebrated the historic victory as proof their collective power works.
New South Wales has caught dozens of landlords lying to evict tenants, issuing $50,000 in fines since banning no-grounds evictions last year. Smart software is helping protect renters from dishonest property owners gaming the system.
A homeowner in Bangalore just won a landmark case forcing the city development authority to pay $66,000 for failing to provide promised water, roads, and electricity. This first-of-its-kind ruling could protect thousands of other property buyers left waiting for basic services.
After a nine-year struggle, families whose homes were demolished in 2021 are finally getting justice. Kaduna's new governor is replacing what the previous administration took away.
After a nine-year battle for justice, families who lost their homes in a 2021 demolition just received new land plots from Kaduna State's governor. The compensation fulfills a promise to right the wrongs of a previous administration that gave residents just three days' notice before tearing down over 80 homes.
Nearly half a million renters are getting checks averaging $106 after a major landlord charged them hidden fees. Many eligible people don't even know money is coming their way.
