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Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom · July 1, 2024
Heartland Center’s Safe Homes for All program delivers major court victories for tenants
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The Good Jobs and Affordable Housing for All Coalition announces its departure from the Jackson County CBA table
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Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom
Tenant wins eviction case against landlord; jury awards damages for severe habitability issues
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Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom · September 12, 2023
Heartland releases “The State of Eviction” report
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Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom · April 13, 2023
Stonegate tenants file class action lawsuit
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Heartland Center for Jobs & Freedom · January 12, 2023
Stonegate tenants’ demand letter
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Kansas City Star · September 14, 2024
‘Dogs live better’: Waldo Heights tenants sue over poor conditions at KC apartments
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Kansas City Star · May 21, 2024
KC Royals could have won the new stadium vote. Insiders reveal how it all went wrong
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KSHB · January 5, 2024
Kansas City organization offering free legal representation to those facing evictions
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KCUR · December 27, 2023
A Kansas City program has prevented more than 1,000 evictions since June 2022
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Northeast News · October 4, 2023
Rising rents leave more Kansas City tenants facing eviction
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KC Beacon · September 18, 2023
Kansas City rent increase drives rising eviction rates
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KCTV · April 14, 2023
Class action lawsuit filed against Kansas City apartment complex
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KCUR · April 13, 2023
Rats and black mold: Kansas City tenants sue Section 8 apartments for ‘unbearable’ neglect
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Fox 4 · April 12, 2023
Tenants at Kansas City apartment complex sue owner, property manager
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Governing · March 21, 2023
What if city renters had more political power?
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KCUR · March 20, 2023
Kansas City prevented hundreds of evictions by providing attorneys. Now the program is growing
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Fox 4 · January 12, 2023
Kansas City legal group, tenants demand improvements at Stonegate Meadows
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The Kansas City Star · December 10, 2021
Tenants’ Right to Counsel: How a new law could help you avoid eviction in Kansas City
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41 Action News · December 10, 2021
KCMO City Council approves ‘Tenants’ Right to Counsel’
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The Kansas City Star · December 10, 2021
‘A win for Kansas City’: Council passes tenant’s right to counsel. Here’s why it matters
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KCUR · December 9, 2021
Kansas City renters will soon get free legal help in eviction court, in a win for KC tenants
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Fox 4 · December 9, 2021
Kansas City Council to vote Thursday on tenants’ right to counsel
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KCUR · December 2, 2021
Kansas City tenants facing eviction would be guaranteed legal help under new ordinance
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The Kansas City Star · December 2, 2021
‘Keep a roof over our heads’: KC proposal would guarantee legal representation to tenants
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The Pitch · December 2, 2021
Sentenced to homelessness: Kansas City residents rally at City Hall for “Right to Counsel” ordinance
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The Beacon · September 23, 2021
Representation for tenants facing evictions in Kansas City
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The Beacon · September 15, 2021
Kansas City rental assistance available
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The Kansas City Star · September 12, 2021
‘The eviction crisis is real’: It was years in the making
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The Beacon · September 8, 2021
What the end of the eviction moratorium means for Kansas City
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KMBC · August 26, 2021
Tenant and landlord advocates urge action to prevent evictions
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The Center Square · August 3, 2021
As 200,000 face eviction, Missouri sitting on $560M in federal rental aid
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Missouri Independent · August 2, 2021
Missouri’s eviction crisis could be a humanitarian tragedy, advocates say
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Flatland KC · July 30, 2021
Surviving Today: Landlords and tenants square off as eviction moratorium expires
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KCUR · July 6, 2021
Even when Kansas Citians find housing, dangerous building conditions make them sick
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KCUR · June 24, 2021
Advocates see CDC eviction moratorium as a ‘Band-Aid’ to Kansas City’s housing crisis
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