CONFIRMED TIME. This will be the second meeting on the tenant's bill of rights. The ordinance was held in committee and should be voted on at this meeting. Show up to voice your opinion and explain how this bill of rights will hurt affordable housing in KC
You need to be there early as KC Tenants don't expect any opposition so they plan on flooding the room and taking over testimony.
If you Own Property, If you Do Business In or You Live in the City of Kansas City Missouri you need to make yourself aware of what is happening in this city and let the City Council know your thoughts.
Please Take the Time to Take a Look at the following to educate yourself and to help us spread the word.
1. Like & Join the Facebook Group for KC Regional Housing Alliance and While you are there Invite a Few Friends
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1282362461970838/
2. Like & Click "Going" or "Interested" on the event posted on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/events/3118187224859652/
3. KC Regional Housing Alliance has the Ordinances Up for Discussion Posted on their Facebook Grou
190934 (https://www.facebook.com/download/preview/407332749938214)
190935 ( https://www.facebook.com/download/preview/991183014559651)
4. KC Regional Housing Alliance has their Perspective Posted on their Facebook Group
(https://www.facebook.com/download/preview/2641764662610969)
5. Talking Points for November 6th Committee Meeting
(https://www.facebook.com/download/preview/591440141597458)
Looking for a Little History? Here are a few blog posts to get you up to speed
1. Advocate: http://www.marei.org/advocate/
2. KC Regional Housing Alliance: http://www.marei.org/rental-property-and-housing-affordability-in-kansas-city-missouri/
3. Tenants Bill of Rights: http://www.marei.org/have-you-heard-about-the-tenant-bill-of-rights/
Other Activist Groups - They are coming right behind KC Tenant so get ready.
Peoples Action: The plan that will ensure every person in the U.S. has safe, accessible, sustainable, and permanently affordable housing.
https://homesguarantee.com/?fbclid=IwAR0JTHN4yfmwf86PpXGBrrQYlHn_8lOEIXUU4GaiSDoRNMAA8osKPCvy65U
Serve the People KC: Their rebuttal of KC Tenant, which sounds pretty good until they let us know they think the tenants should be at war with the Landlord. https://servethepeoplekc.wordpress.com/2019/05/25/playing-both-sides-a-response-to-kc-tenants-housing-platform-and-work-so-far/?fbclid=IwAR0CozgNPZ8ItoCE8BfPe36nRDgZ6HJVTTmm29dHX-vo1nhchg04FNb9NaA