Cancel the Rents

We are demanding a cancellation of rents, mortgages for homeowners, small landlords and small businesses, for the duration of the pandemic.

[Cancel the Rents @CancelTheRents]

This past weekend, more than 60 actions nationwide sent Congress a unified demand:

#CancelTheRents!

[Tampa Tenants Union @TampaTenants]

Evictions must be suspended permanently! No one should be forced to live on the streets, hurricane or not.

[Eviction Lab @evictionlab]

How did the pandemic impact you as a renter? Reporter @JennahHaque and @business want to hear about your experience.

https://t.co/0Shx4Bmteu

[St. Petersburg Tenants Union @SPTenantsU]

“‘They need to get on the side of the people, and the side of the people is not the budget that they voted on,’ @Jwallace016 who spoke at the meeting said.”
https://t.co/M1quYmTVGm

[Cancel the Rents @CancelTheRents]

According to most recent Census Household Pulse Survey, an estimated 5,749,000 households are behind on rent, with a total rent debt of $13 billion.

No one should lose their home for any reason during this crisis! It’s time to #CancelTheRentDebt

[WFLA NEWS @WFLA]

St. Pete residents seek legal protections to keep people housed amid housing crisis | @WFLAMelissaM reports: https://t.co/KP2aYC46lD

[St. Petersburg Tenants Union @SPTenantsU]

“Workforce” housing is only accessible to St. Pete families making $66k-$99k a year.

The average income for a Black family is around $62k.

When you hear they’re building “workforce” housing, remember that most Black families will be excluded.

Housing opportunity for all? Lies!

[PSL Tampa Bay @PSLTampaBay]

Because of the tireless efforts of organizers and community members, Tampa City Council has voted to declare a housing state of emergency to get rent control on the ballot.

Today showed that when poor and working class people come together and make demands, anything is possible!

[St. Petersburg Tenants Union @SPTenantsU]

.@MayorKenWelch’s proposed budget for FY2023 includes more corporate handouts to developers and millions more for police.

Please come out to the first budget hearing to learn more about what the City is planning to do with our money and to make public comment, we need a say!

[St. Petersburg Tenants Union @SPTenantsU]

On May 4, the St. Petersburg City Council discussed details about the FY2023 budget that @MayorKenWelch has proposed. The budget must be approved by the City Council. On the issue of housing, the Welch administration is offering more pro-business, market-based solutions. (1/6)

[Rebecca Parson @rebeccaeparson]

Working people can’t afford homes. We need nationwide rent control and millions of units of publicly owned housing.

[St. Petersburg Tenants Union @SPTenantsU]

Miami, FL — “Eviction history to be banned in Tenants Bill of Rights”

📲 https://t.co/cUePr9CtgG https://t.co/JfKoGg7gEh

[Rebecca Parson @rebeccaeparson]

There are 28 empty homes for every homeless person in the US, yet somehow there’s a “housing shortage.” 🧐

[Rebecca Parson @rebeccaeparson]

If we subsidized housing as much as we do fossil fuels, we would instantly end homelessness in the US.

[St. Petersburg Tenants Union @SPTenantsU]

“‘The hard part waking up on your friend’s couch in the morning is reminding yourself, trying to stay positive, that you didn't do anything wrong to be in this position.’”
https://t.co/lL5FWAXSnu

[Rebecca Parson @rebeccaeparson]

Average rent has gone up one-fifth, but average pay has not. We need national rent control.

[Rebecca Parson @rebeccaeparson]

Instead of approving drilling on federal lands to boost Democrats in the midterms, Biden could implement price and rent controls. This wouldn’t benefit his corporate donors, however.

[Karla Correa @comradekarla]

Fun fact: Richard Nixon implemented national price and rent controls via executive order in the early 1970s to deal with the recession

[St. Petersburg Tenants Union @SPTenantsU]

Landlords don’t provide housing, they hold it hostage from those who can’t pay.