Renters' rights

We the People Action Fund organizer pitching right to organize, just-cause eviction, and right-to-renew policies, emphasizing tenant unions as a way for renters to build power.

Longtime Vine neighborhood resident supporting We the People's agenda and urging board members to back local housing initiatives.

Presented two draft ordinances — anti-harassment protections and just-cause eviction — with 3,000+ signatures, noting Vice Mayor Duncan has pledged to lead the effort.

A Kalamazoo Township resident described going six days without hot water and being denied rent relief, urging the Commission to pass renters' rights protections.

A Vine neighborhood tenant and former candidate argued the city must address systemic landlord abuse, not just fire-fighting through legal aid groups.

Read remarks from April Aills describing housing instability, sobriety challenges, and urging passage of just-cause eviction and lease renewal protections.