TENANT RESOURCE CENTER

This portion of our web site is dedicated to you the tenant. Here we have tips on Organizing your building, Your Rights as a tenant in HUD subsidized housing in particular your Right to Organize. Learn how to start a tenant union in your building and how to keep that union strong! We also have a section about you can take action to Save Our Homes. Find out what your politians are up and how to handle the media. You can use the menu to the left to navigate around, or read below if you aren't sure where to go yet.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! GET ORGANIZED & TAKE ACTION

Know your rights under different HUD programs! The first and foremost of those rights is your Right to Organize! Find out which regulations protect you and get your own copies to enforce those rights! Get your copy of the Rights and Responsibilities Brochure, we have them in 8 of the original published languages. Find out who REAC is and what they do. Get fact sheets on how your rent is calculated! KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

Find out how to get the tenants in your building organized. We have tips on door knocking and information about conducting tenant meetings and other resources for starting a tenant union. GET ORGANIZED!

Find out how you can take action to save our homes. Tips for what you can do. Links to great resources, samples of letters, petitions, flyers. Information on press conferences, politicians, and Freedom of Information Act requests and more....TAKE ACTION!

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