
EQR IN THE MEDIA

Corporate Landlords Show Racist Eviction Patterns
“Black tenants made up 41.5 percent of corporate eviction filings but just 14 percent of tenants in the areas where they were filed.”
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REIT evictions fall hard on Black Angelenos, study finds
“They refused. They would not negotiate with us. … They just would not talk to us like we were humans.”
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KNX NEWS - LA TENANTS SEEK ACCOUNTABILITY OVER UTILITY BILLS (By KNX News 97.1 FM, MAY 7, 2025)
THE AMERICAN PROSPECT - CORPORATE LANDLORDS SHOW RACIST EVICTION PATTERNS (BY MICHAEL FRIEDRICH, MAY 16, 2025)
KCRW - BLACK ANGELENOS FEEL BRUNT OF EVICTIONS FROM CORPORATE LANDLORDS (PRESS PLAY with MADELEIN BRAND, JULY 2, 2025)
BISNOW - Equity Residential Tenants Receive $25K After Striking For Months Over Utility Billing Practices (BY BIANCA BARRAGÁN, AUGUST 27, 2025)
VOX - THE END OF RENT DEBT? Tenants are going on strike against their landlords (BY RACHEL COHEN BOOTH, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025)