by Meg Daly | Aug 18, 2022 | Advocacy, Policy
Download HJC’s Ordinance 22-37 policy breakdown. In November of 2021, St. Paulites across race, income, and ward voted YES for a strong rent stabilization policy to Keep St. Paul Home for all. Now, Council President Amy Brendmoen and Councilmember Chris Tolbert...
by Meg Daly | Aug 10, 2022 | Protection
Being denied housing due to something in your tenant screening report can be discouraging. But there are steps you can take to turn that “No” into a “Yes.” At the Housing Justice Center we assist many tenants with this issue through our Renters Reclaim the Record...
by Meg Daly | Jul 26, 2022 | Advocacy, Policy
First, housing justice organizers collected over 9,000 signatures to get rent stabilization on the ballot. Then, over 30,000 St. Paul voters came together across race, class, and zip code and voted yes to Keep St. Paul Home for everyone this past November. Now, as we...
by Meg Daly | Jun 21, 2022 | Manufactured home parks
Disclaimer: manufactured home park pictured above is not the community mentioned in this post. This past winter, Housing Justice Center Community Organizer Teresa Garcia-Delcompare and attorney Shana Tomenes helped mobile home resident Anavela reach a settlement with...
by Meg Daly | May 6, 2022 | News
Teresa (right) and community members at Cedar Knolls. Over the past year, Housing Justice Center hosted Teresa Garcia-Delcompare as a HOME Line AmeriCorps VISTA Tenant Organizer. Now, HJC is honored to welcome Teresa as its newest full-time Community Organizer. ...
