http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/07/09/ask-and-you-shall-receive Comments On: Ask and You Shall Receive by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss anonymous. That means they prefer to not be known. So, regardless of who it was, their interest is in the survival of the organization, not influencing it to their ends.

And as already mentioned, good landlords are in no way at odds with organizations like this. Yes, tenants' rights organizations will help you fight landlords who are trying to screw you over, but they are also a good third-party resource for information about what rights tenants have and, just as important, do not have. Their goal is to help tenants resolve issues intelligently and responsibly, and that is something that benefits everyone involved.

And, yes, the list of other deserving charities is long. So the fuck what? "just sayin'" isn't good enough.
Posted by Lee]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:58:50 -0700 The Stranger
Yeah, if the donation was from a . . . developer or prop. mmgt co. (had to look at it for a sec there), then that's pretty fishy and they need to think about whether to take it or not.

Also, 25k is a pretty penny. Schools would love a donation like that. (Just sayin' . . . )
Posted by hey hey]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:54:51 -0700 The Stranger
http://tenantsunion.org/rights/4/Avoidin…

Illegal evictions would be, for instance, a landlord attempting to carry out the eviction himself by changing the locks or removing your property without your consent. He has no legal right to do so, and must have law enforcement officers carry out any forcibel eviction that's necessary.

The other one that you hear about frequently is a landlord attempting to terminate a lease early because he wants to remodel or repurpose the property.

Anyway, yes, while a lot of evictions are caused by very clear lease violations that aren't open to dispute, there's still a legal process that landlords have to follow. An "illegal eviction" is when the landlord doesn't follow that process.
Posted by Lee]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:10:30 -0700 The Stranger Posted by queenie]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:19:21 -0700 The Stranger Posted by disintegrator]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:11 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Sargon Bighorn]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:22:49 -0700 The Stranger
The Tenants Union can act as honest mediators in disputes and help renters understand why some of their lawsuits are frivolous.
Posted by stevema14420]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:19:37 -0700 The Stranger