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Large audience seated in a meeting hall, in front of six people on a stage seated at a table with microphones. The table is draped in black cloth with yellow text that says, “Construction Laborers’ Local 1191. www.laborersinternational.com.“

Detroit tenants are organizing and making bigger demands

by Aaron Mondry and Briana Rice, Michigan Radio March 8, 2023March 16, 2023

An increasing number of Detroit renters are organizing tenants associations to stop what they see as widespread profiteering and mistreatment by landlords.

Person with pale skin and beard wearing a red beanie hat, glasses, wallet chain and black sweater printed with this text: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. Desmond Tutu.” He is standing next to several stacks of large storage bins in a hallway.

Flood damage, black mold, code violations plague Midtown’s Addison building

by Aaron Mondry February 22, 2023March 17, 2023

"Apartment for rent" sign on pole with detail of building in background

Have property management companies gone too far in Detroit?

by Aaron Mondry February 1, 2023March 17, 2023

Jerome Butts in apartment with flowers, art and personal knick knacks surrounding him; window with view of downtown behind him

The perils and pitfalls of renting in Detroit

by Aaron Mondry December 7, 2022March 17, 2023

Photo of The Villages at Parkside housing complex on Detroit's east side.

Detroit Housing Commission silent on plans to rehabilitate Villages at Parkside housing complex

by Rukiya Colvin, Guest Curator of The Dig March 30, 2022March 15, 2023

The ‘fake landlord’ scam destroys lives in Detroit. But culprits rarely face consequences.

by Erin Einhorn and Aaron Mondry November 10, 2021March 17, 2023