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What role can tenant organizing play in changing city and state #housing policy? Join NPQ’s webinar on July 12 as we discuss this and more: bit.ly/3r0wkZY @Shelterforce @bastaaustin @joshpoe_ky @LouTenantsUnion @RootResearch @LawyersComm

Thank you so much to the Arbors at Creekside Residents Association and @bastaaustin for inviting us to meet with them last week! It was great to be back to see old faces and meet new ones.

TOMORROW: Do you want to know more about evictions and tenants rights in #ATX? ✊ Join @bastaaustin for a Know Your Rights Workshop at the St. John Branch @AustinPublicLib.

MAÑANA: ¿Quieres saber más sobre desalojos y derechos de los inquilinos en Austin? ✊ Únase con @bastaaustin para un taller sobre sus derechos en la libreria St. John Branch @AustinPublicLib.

BASTA is growing! If you are interested in tenant dignity and housing justice, apply now to come work with us! We are also pleased to announce a new Eviction Mitigation Team, working to keep Austinites housed. Join us! bastaaustin.org/joinus #tenantjustice #evictionisnotacure

Congress Mobile Home Park Residents continue their fight! Reza Paydar and his out-of-state investors need to give the remaining tenants more time and compensate displaced residents for the harm inflicted! austinchronicle.com/news/2022-09-1…

Today we heard from residents at ANOTHER mobile home community who are being evicted about a mile from the South Congress Mobile Home Community in D2. The displacement crisis in Austin is deepening and mobile home communities along the Project Connect line are being targeted!

The Congress Mobile Home Park Tenants Association has filed a lawsuit against the property's new owner. This has resulted in a temporary restraining order against their displacement until their case is heard. Read @bastaaustin's press release here:

Residents of the Congress Mobile Home Park will hold a vigil for the loss of their homes and a neighbor who died amidst the upheaval tonight at 7 p.m. at the park. The vigil is open to the public, as residents aim to gain community support. kut.org/austin/2022-07…

In one South Austin mobile home community, dozens of families are being evicted from land that they've lived on for decades. City Councilwoman @VanessaForATX is working with @bastaaustin to try and get guaranteed relocation assistance for these folks. kxan.com/news/local/aus…

As we continue to face rising costs and scarce affordable housing, we must ensure that Austinites can remain dignified and stay in the communities they helped shape. (3/3)

The over 40 families that call this place home deserve basic dignity - regardless of which side of town they live in. I’ve asked for a meeting with the new property owner to explore options that bring the voices of this community to the table. (2/3)

The residents of Congress Mobile Home Park are at risk of being displaced. Occurrences like these are far too familiar for many here in Austin, especially in the South and Southeast Austin communities. (1/3)

🗣“McDaniel said allegations asserted...are ‘unfounded’ & ‘denies the allegations as being without merit” Code found 109 lighting deficiencies in Feb & is taking property to administrative hearing because the lighting is not fixed. Who should we trust? 🤔statesman.com/story/news/202…

Thank you to @bastaaustin for connecting me with the Santa Fe Tenant Association, and thank you to @CM_Renteria, @D5Kitchen, and @kathietovo for your support.

#AustinTexas is a city that strives to protect its residents from exploitation. The Tenant Relocation Ordinance changes we're bringing forward today will defend #tenantrights from those who would ignore them.

Thank you for giving us the chance to talk about the potential new ordinances City Council is considering built on the work of tenant led organizing in Austin.

BASTA works to organize tenants to prioritize issues they want to work on & then collectively strategize on how to tackle them. Please contribute to help us continue our work organizing renters to renters to advocate for healthy housing! tiny.cc/amplifybasta #amplifyaustin

Tenants like Debbie Nunez w/ Veritas Tenants Association & others w/@ACREcampaigns @IX_Unidxs @MHaction @maketheroadnv @CASAforall @NoGreenbrook... testified to US Senators against corporate takeover of their homes. May organizing for dignified & decommodified homes keep growing!