tenant rights

Tenant rights can either refer to the rights tenants enjoy by law, or to the movement to acquire such rights. Tenant rights generally seek to protect renters from landlord neglect and unfair eviction, as well as secure fair, affordable housing. Laws dealing with the landlord tenant relationship vary greatly from state to state. These laws may provide some or all of the following for tenants:

remedies for bad conditions
privacy protections
protection from landlord retaliation
protection from exorbitant rent increases
protection for the right to organize

When a group of tenants feel they are being unfairly treated by a landlord, they may organize a tenant union. In the US the right to do so is protected by federal law, and the EU also ensures the right to form a tenant union. Peoples' organizations, such as ACORN, as well as many state and local groups can help renters organize a tenant union. Free legal advice can often be obtained from the local legal aid agencies.

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