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The Tenant Representation Initiative, created by the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, has saved hundreds of tenants from eviction through what it says is much needed legal counsel. “It’s like a bus had just been removed off my body," said one client, "because I felt like I was being ran over by a bus."
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Staffed by Truman Fellows, the Tenant Representation Initiative was started to keep clients in their homes during the pandemic
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Attorney Julie Anderson, whose term expired in 2020, will be replaced by LaDonna Gooden. Housing advocates had argued Anderson’s role as an eviction attorney undermined her ability to lead an organization tasked with affordable housing solutions.
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When a Kansas City renter was taken to court by her landlord under false claims, she filed a countersuit and won more than $17,000. What does this mean for the future legal relationships between property owners and renters?
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At the home she rented on East 83rd Street, Sabrina Davis' microwave burned up, she got shocked when using the garbage disposal and was also shocked while unplugging a replacement microwave oven.
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Tenants cry foul as announcement of renovation plans for midtown apartment complex has them scrambling to stay in their homes.
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Residents at Armour Flats Apartments were hit with letters telling them they had to move out. Then they found out their rent was being raised. Now they're fighting back.
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U.S. Rep. Cori Bush has introduced a bill that would give federal health officials the authority to implement federal eviction bans during a public health crisis.
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More than 2,800 eviction cases have been filed in Jackson County court so far this year. Attorneys expect those numbers to increase after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration's eviction moratorium.
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The court's six conservative justices said the CDC exceeded its authority by issuing the two-month pause on evictions in much of the country.
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After intense pressure from progressives, the CDC has announced a more limited eviction moratorium days after an earlier freeze on evictions expired.
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Tenants who already applied for Kansas City's Emergency Rental Assistance Program are still waiting for help, while local nonprofits face challenges in processing applications quickly.