Kansas City Offers Freebie Rent After Protest

The bad news . . . Unless locals have political connections to activists wearing matching t-shirts and a flair for social media bullying . . . Our broke-ass friends might not garner the same kind of economic grace . . .

"Residents at the Gladstone Court apartment in the Historic Northeast were still recovering from an electrical fire that left them without heat for three days when they received lease non-renewal notices from their new landlord. After organizing with citywide tenant union KC Tenants, they’re able to stay in their homes with affordable rents."

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Kansas City will help pay rent so low-income residents can stay in Northeast apartments

Residents at the Gladstone Court apartment in the Historic Northeast were still recovering from an electrical fire that left them without heat for three days when they received lease non-renewal notices from their new landlord. After organizing with citywide tenant union KC Tenants, they're able to stay in their homes with affordable rents.


Tenants at northeast Kansas City apartment win agreement to stay after being told to pay double rent or leave

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tenants at an apartment complex in northeast Kansas City, Missouri, who were told last month they must pay a much higher rent or leave, won an agreement to remain at the property without a rent increase.

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