Marie Claire Tran-Leung

Project Director of Evictions Initiative & senior staff attorney @nhlp | @shrivercenter alum | she/hers | @northwesternu @loyolalawschool | views my own

[Julia Salazar (@juliasalazar on bluesky) @JuliaSalazar__]

Building housing, especially social housing, is essential. But as we keep saying: simply building more housing of any kind does not magically solve the housing crisis when lower income families cannot afford any of it. https://t.co/yb8o82QXW8

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

The Houston metro area has seen 42% more eviction filings in the last year than in a typical year before the pandemic.

More than 500 evictions have been filed at The Life at Jackson Square apartment complex alone, more than one a day.

https://t.co/tJ0QjD9mof

[Emma Whitford @emma_a_whitford]

How many renters are your state lawmakers accountable to, and how many faced eviction last year?

@CityLimitsNews got an early look at a new data tool from @cornellilr that delves into the renter makeup of each state senate and assembly district: https://t.co/uKMxr7xwWA

[Ben Carlos Thypin @SoBendito]

Very cool tool that tracks, among other things, median unpaid rent sought in evictions. These revealing stats make clear that given legal/shelter costs, non-eviction solutions would produce better outcomes for tenants, landlords, and the public purse.
https://t.co/qnvdiwQoNu

[NM Center on Law & Poverty @NMPovertyLaw]

HB6 expands eviction timeframes from 3 days to 11 days to get current on rent. This is a necessary step toward modernizing tenant/landlord laws. NMCLP economic equity director, Maria Griego, is supporting sponsors Reps. Rubio & @ARomero_NM as expert #nmleg https://t.co/NeTr7kOyWE

[juno carmel (beefy baby) @junocarmel]

I wrote about love songs, and love stories, and the magic of radio hosts like @ArtLaboe, @radiodelilah, and @karensharplove 🥹❤️ https://t.co/M4WQRUC3xR

[Marie Claire Tran-Leung @mctleung]

Excited to see what @DeliaRamirezIL does in Congress!

[Working Families Party 🐺 @WorkingFamilies]

"@POTUS can use executive authority to further reduce drug prices. He can stand up protections for renters and hold corporate landlords accountable for rent price gouging and housing discrimination."

-@DeliaRamirezIL #WFPSOTU

[David Stein @DavidpStein]

“Rent increases are a legal form of eviction...an eviction is a court process. But it’s also a policing process.” - @two__evils.

Phenomenon 🔥 convo on housing struggles with @rcmoya84, @ceaweaver, @uhshanti, and @DanielDenvir.

https://t.co/f5WjGHX4PP

[Recovering Carceral Feminist-Ask Me How! @LeighGoodmark]

...and the broader carceral system for responding to domestic violence and enforcing domestic violence-related laws, but this is not—and has never been—a consistently safe, realistic option for survivors of color, including Black survivors."

[Recovering Carceral Feminist-Ask Me How! @LeighGoodmark]

I appreciate @NNEDV's strong statement in response to the murder of Tyre Nichols: "Our work to end domestic violence cannot be separated from police violence and other state-sanctioned violence. The mainstream of our movement has, for decades, relied on law enforcement...

[Marie Claire Tran-Leung @mctleung]

subscribing right now based on the title and @estheryjkang alone

[WBEZ @WBEZ]

Introducing our newest podcast, “Shoes Off: A Sexy Asians Podcast.” It’s a weekly show celebrating badass Asians who are making a mark on pop culture and entertainment. This week, we chat with actor, writer and comedian @ihatejoelkim
🎧: https://t.co/XcTh4SlKQK

[Jenée @jdesmondharris]

I remembered writing something long ago about how Black cops kill Black people too so I looked it up. I can’t believe how naive - and just honestly, missing the point - all my focus on “unconscious bias” & “cultural stereotypes” that “run deep” sounds now https://t.co/CpBDERmmQS

[SC Appleseed @AppleseedSC]

Housing has never felt more out of reach than with today's sky high rental prices. #OutOfReach

Visit our new housing site to learn more about today's renting realities: https://t.co/iKpkMfa5Ix

[Dyjuan Tatro @DyjuanTatro]

Here’s the original statement Memphis PD released on the horrifying attack 5 of its officers carried out against Tyre Nichols. No mention of pepper-spray, kicks, punches, or torture. Just empty sentences & lies. Police lie all the time. The media must stop printing their reports.

[René 🟥🚩🇵🇸 @rcmoya84]

The work continues to build tenant power on the ground. This is slow, often grinding and always patience-demanding work. Not patience in the sense that we operate on timelines set by politicians but patience to build consciousness and infrastructure

[René 🟥🚩🇵🇸 @rcmoya84]

The value in today's announcement is not in the White House's lack of action - it's in the fact they've had to acknowledge that tenants are organising for action to begin with. That's testament to on-the-ground organising, pushing for protections & against predatory landlords

[Marie Claire Tran-Leung @mctleung]

A potent combination of empowered tenants + sharp organizers + committed agency officials. Excited to see what comes next

[Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer]

Tenant leaders shaped this policy for the better: Tenants called for FHFA to require rent regulations as a term for federal financing. FHFA has committed to study the potential to limit egregious rent increases in GSE-backed properties. Not a directive, but an organizing hook.

[Grace White @gracieannwhite]

The best parts of this policy are a result of tenants organizing.

Check out some photos of the fierce #HomesGuarantee leaders below. We won't stop organizing until the administration delivers real, material relief to tenants across the country.

[Austin McCoy @AustinMcCoy3]

Mariame Kaba in Defend/Defund @InterferenceArc

[Michelle MiJung Kim (she/her) @mjmichellekim]

Not having to defend the entire community when someone from the group commits violence is a privilege not afforded to marginalized people.

Resist the urge to flatten the narrative. Let complexities be complex, and remember we get to be human, just like everyone else.