Justice in the Schools was 'my voice' in beating eviction threat

The Right to Counsel and Justice in the Schools programs programs are helping hundreds of families remain in their homes as a Kansas City movement empowering tenants faces a rise in eviction filings.

'Tenant Problem Solver' online tool helps fight eviction, dangerous conditions and more

When problems boil up between renters and landlords, hotline services can be overwhelmed and legal aid offices busy. Now renters under stress can go online to the Tenant Problem Solver for help.

Raghuveer, Nunnelly to be honored at SCLC's Martin Luther King Interfaith Service

Two community crusaders very well known to LINC will be honored Sunday as part of Kansas City’s tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King. Tara Raghuveer, who has become a champion of tenants’ rights, and long-time community activist Jim Nunnelly will receive the 2021 Evelyn Wasserstrom Awards at Kansas City’s annual MLK Jr Interfaith Service.

Watch: Five things you can do to protect your rights as a tenant

Tip No. 4: Don’t ignore eviction lawsuits. Important advice from the Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom as renter protections lapse and landlords and renters are stressed in a pandemic-scarred economy.