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Landlords

Thousands Of D.C. Renters Are Evicted Every Year. Do They All Know To Show Up To Court?

It’s a sham known as “sewer service.” When process servers regularly fail to deliver summonses, it leads to to automatic evictions for unwitting tenants.

Josh Kaplan DCist Oct 2020 35min Permalink

Business

The Great Wall Street Housing Grab

Hundreds of thousands of single-family homes are now in the hands of giant companies—squeezing renters for revenue and putting the American dream even further out of reach.

Francesca Mari New York Times Magazine Mar 2020 40min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Mae and Me"

After her husband's disappearance, a woman bonds with her landlady.

Anna Vangala Jones Catapult Sep 2018 20min Permalink

Politics

Gone Baby Gone

A new breed of real estate investor is destroying America’s cities.

Rachel Monroe The New Republic Sep 2017 10min Permalink

Arts Business

Sympathy for the Landlord

Renting in one of the most expensive American cities.

Lauren Smiley San Francisco Aug 2013 20min Permalink