The conservation pitch with an eviction notice attached

Tenants who paid their rent are getting evicted over utility fees marketed as cost recovery.

Unsigned MSI house political cartoon: The conservation pitch with an eviction notice attached

Source article: Add-on utility fees lead to evictions for low-income US tenants.

Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Editorial Board
Topic tags
civil rights, consumer goods, disaster, discrimination, welfare
Primary entities
Greystar, Conservice, Federal Trade Commission, Constance Soule, Lucie Hollingsworth, Virgil Square Tenants Association, Rob Bonta, Legal Aid of Marin, Mission Rock Residential, Equity Residential
Themes
Tenant evictions, Add-on utility fees, Tenant organizing, Housing regulation
Floor values engaged
Equality & fairness, Accountability of power, human_life_and_dignity