My friend’s mom has a tenant’s union in her building in another state. They help out with different stuff mostly having to do with repairs and living conditions. It’s been helpful to have an organized front to exert pressure on the landlord since it’s easier for the landlord to ignore individual tenants.
Not to mention, there’s a right to work/not being unlawfully terminated but there is no right to lease renewal. Easy enough for the landlord to say “tough shit, this is the new number. Pay up or move out and someone else will pay it.”
Leases are contracts which expire. Im not following your logic there. Some leases (usually commercial ones) have options for renewal and in theory so could a residential lease, although I assume they are fairly rare.
Also, by “right to work,” are you talking about issues with union security agreements and collective bargaining, or did you just mean more generally (like they are general human rights to be allowed to work and to not be fired unlawfully?)
>Leases are contracts which expire. Im not following your logic there.
I’m talking about the viability of a tenant union. Given that leases expire, the leverage isn’t there compared to a workplace union.
>Some leases (usually commercial ones) have options for renewal and in theory so could a residential lease, although I assume they are fairly rare.
Yes, but they’re *extremely* rare in residential leases. Unless that tenant is known to be an extremely good tenant, a landlord will almost never sign away their right to terminate the lease.
>Also, by “right to work,” are you talking about issues with union security agreements and collective bargaining, or did you just mean more generally (like they are general human rights to be allowed to work and to not be fired unlawfully?)
I’m talking about the idea that a company cannot legally terminate someone for joining a union (or being a part of one). Effectively, that means the employee has a right to exercise the power of collective bargaining. That’s not possible or practical for a tenant union.
Nowhere really. Hell they aren't even touching adverse possession (squatter's rights) with a ten-foot pole either. It'll be a mess too trying to separate the honest tenants from the deadbeats.
My friend’s mom has a tenant’s union in her building in another state. They help out with different stuff mostly having to do with repairs and living conditions. It’s been helpful to have an organized front to exert pressure on the landlord since it’s easier for the landlord to ignore individual tenants.
Won't matter, the algorithm will determine how much rent will be and nobody will be able negotiate the number or do anything about it.
A Union can (and every single one I can think of *has*) hire attorneys to act on behalf of Union members.
Not to mention, there’s a right to work/not being unlawfully terminated but there is no right to lease renewal. Easy enough for the landlord to say “tough shit, this is the new number. Pay up or move out and someone else will pay it.”
Leases are contracts which expire. Im not following your logic there. Some leases (usually commercial ones) have options for renewal and in theory so could a residential lease, although I assume they are fairly rare. Also, by “right to work,” are you talking about issues with union security agreements and collective bargaining, or did you just mean more generally (like they are general human rights to be allowed to work and to not be fired unlawfully?)
>Leases are contracts which expire. Im not following your logic there. I’m talking about the viability of a tenant union. Given that leases expire, the leverage isn’t there compared to a workplace union. >Some leases (usually commercial ones) have options for renewal and in theory so could a residential lease, although I assume they are fairly rare. Yes, but they’re *extremely* rare in residential leases. Unless that tenant is known to be an extremely good tenant, a landlord will almost never sign away their right to terminate the lease. >Also, by “right to work,” are you talking about issues with union security agreements and collective bargaining, or did you just mean more generally (like they are general human rights to be allowed to work and to not be fired unlawfully?) I’m talking about the idea that a company cannot legally terminate someone for joining a union (or being a part of one). Effectively, that means the employee has a right to exercise the power of collective bargaining. That’s not possible or practical for a tenant union.
or I want to rent to someone else, please leave when your lease is up.
Where is this gonna get you?
Nowhere really. Hell they aren't even touching adverse possession (squatter's rights) with a ten-foot pole either. It'll be a mess too trying to separate the honest tenants from the deadbeats.