Rural Kentucky Tenants Win Unprecedented Lease Agreement After Yearlong Campaign

What this means

Renters have more leverage together than apart. Tenants in a landlord-friendly state organized for a year, held on through retaliation, and won a binding agreement on repairs and evictions. If it can be done in rural Kentucky, it can be done here.

What you can do about it

Talk to your neighbors. Shared problems like repairs and rent hikes are where tenant organizing starts.
Keep records: photos, dates, and copies of every message to your landlord.
Already organizing? JPC member organizations can request funding for their work.
Bring rent and repair problems to public comment at Orlando City Council or the County Commission. Dates are below.

Show up

Oct12

Local · Oct 12 · 2 p.m.
Orlando City Council meeting
Council Chambers, City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.

Open to the public, with live public comment.
Oct26

Local · Oct 26 · 2 p.m.
Orlando City Council meeting
Council Chambers, City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave.

Open to the public, with live public comment.
Oct13

Local · Oct 13 · 9 a.m.
Orange County Commission meeting
County Administration Center, 201 S. Rosalind Ave.

Open to the public, with time for public comment.

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