We are the Home team with We the People Michigan. We organize in Metro Detroit, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Traverse City, and Cadillac. Together, we’re building a grassroots movement to make Michigan a place where everyone can build our community, raise our families, and make memories comfortably and safely.
But today, a handful of politicians and the real estate speculators, corporate developers, property management companies, and landlords that fund their campaigns have lined their own pockets while jacking up rents and destroying Michigan’s affordable options.
It doesn’t have to be this way. By coming together, we can keep rents under control and build options people can actually afford. And we can ensure all of us have a place to call home, pursue our dreams, and enjoy the comfort and safety we all deserve.
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In 1988, Black housing organizers in Detroit passed rent control laws on the city level. This was part of a larger National Tenant Union movement at the time that was organizing renters in many states. In a desperate response to the possibility of Black economic mobility, MI’s Republican legislature banned rent control across the entire state. This law was copy and pasted in 33 states. Meanwhile, the landlord, real estate, and development lobbies funneled their money toward dismantling the National Tenant Union movement, accelerating the housing crisis we see today. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Across Michigan, tenants are coming together to rewrite the rules and make this a state where everyone has an affordable and safe place to sleep at night.