Beat Back Berrada! Stop the Rent Increases! Stop the Exploitation!
We are sick of Berrada Properties treating the people of Milwaukee as subhuman. The way he makes people live is cruel and unjust,…
Author: MATU Organizer
Tenant and Landlord Interests Collide in the Race for the 19th District Assembly Seat
There are very few politicians in Milwaukee who can rightfully claim to represent the interests of tenants, the class of residents in our…
Bribing Landlords to Follow the Law: Milwaukee County’s Housing Policy
A 2018 Milwaukee County Ordinance bans housing discrimination on the basis of “receipt of rental or housing assistance”: if you have a low-income…
MATU Solidarity Statement with Student Encampments at UWM and Across the Country
The Milwaukee Autonomous Tenants Union (MATU) on behalf of its membership expresses deep and enduring solidarity with the student encampment at the University…
ATUN Town Hall with the London Renters Union
Today at 1:30 PM CST the Autonomous Tenants Union Network is hosting a town hall discussion with the London Renters Union (UK)) London…
Zolper Properties Threatens Rent Increase to Manipulate Tenants Over MPS Referendum
In a display of scumminess shocking even by Milwaukee landlord standards, Nick and Shane Zolper of Zolper Properties, sent a mass email to…
What is Gentrification?
When you hear the word ‘gentrification’, what comes to mind? Overpriced coffee shops? Luxury pet bakeries? Art galleries that never seem open? While…
Sheridan Tenants Fight Renovictions from Becovic and Next Realty
On the verge of being kicked out of their home, working-class tenants alongside the Milwaukee Autonomous Tenants Union are taking action against landlords…
Clybourn Tenant Council & MATU Speak Out!
The members of Clybourn Tenant Council and MATU speak on the scourge of Milwaukee slumlords and the necessity of collective action. The tenants…
The LLC Shell Game in Milwaukee
If you are a tenant in the city of Milwaukee, you likely rent from a property management company or real estate investment group…