Landlords across the country have been empowered to act as a kind of police force in the name of crime prevention for decades. How? Through local “nuisance property” laws and “crime-free housing” ...

An eviction in Detroit. Around the country, so-called crime-free housing laws and nuisance property laws have resulted in evictions over kids playing basketball or jumping on a trampoline and because ...

Catherine Lang was evicted from her apartment outside Chicago after the police saw her swerving in traffic and charged her with driving drunk. A jury found her not guilty, but by then it was too late.

Landlords across the country have been empowered to act as a kind of police force in the name of crime prevention for decades. How? Through local “nuisance property” laws and “crime-free housing” ...

A new investigation reveals how in some Illinois cities, a simple 911 call can get renters evicted. An investigation by The New York Times and the Illinois Answers Project shows that many cities in ...