The Jersey City Together Tenants' Union is an organization of tenants in private & public housing, working together to hold bad landlords accountable and make Jersey City more affordable. We are proud to be part of Jersey City Together.

 

Our work began in the spring of 2017 when we launched a campaign to hold one of the largest landlords in the city accountable for the conditions in their buildings and for their violations of the city’s rent control law.

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Since that time, our work has resulted in thousands of repairs in buildings across the city (both in rent controlled buildings and in public housing) and summonses issued to landlords who are violating the law. It has forced one of the worst landlords out of the city. And we have begun work to identify significant, structural changes at the local, county, and state level that will enhance tenants’ rights and hold landlords who violate the law accountable.

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Our organization is committed to supporting tenants across Jersey City to advocate for safe and affordable homes for themselves and for their neighbors.

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We provide training and support for tenants about their rights and how they can get individual issues addressed (housing and health code violations, rent control violations, and more). We provide leadership development and organizing training for tenant leaders. And we research opportunities and then advocate for broader changes across Jersey City and Hudson County.

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We work in partnership with Jersey City Together.

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