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…
Category: Analysis
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…
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…
The Con of Capitalist Philanthropy
“The millionaire will be but a trustee for the poor; entrusted for a season with a great part of the increased wealth of…