Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note argues that tenant associations can serve as an effective vehicle for aggregate lawsuits to vindicate tenants' rights, addressing the persistent enforcement gap in housing rights. By leveraging associational standing, these associations can advocate for shared interests, facilitate community organizing, and complement legal reforms. This approach not only strengthens tenants' collective power but also offers practical solutions to systemic barriers that prevent individuals from asserting their rights.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Housing Law | Law | Law and Society | Legal History | Legal Profession | Social Welfare Law
Recommended Citation
Hope Peraria,
Standing for Change: Associational Standing as an Aggregational Mechanism in Tenants' Rights,
31
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
165
(2024).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol31/iss1/6
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