Yotam Marom, a key figure in the Occupy Wall Street movement, reflects on its demise due to 'politics of powerlessness' and discusses the left's current path to building strategic power through movements and elected officials.
The Model Tenancy Act, 2021, outlines regulations for tenant-landlord disputes, including eviction. Landlords must seek Rent Court orders for eviction, facing penalties for illegal removal. Grounds include non-payment of rent, subletting, illegal use, and structural changes.
Over 1,000 Orang Asli from 19 tribes protested in Putrajaya demanding recognition of ancestral lands and an end to evictions, targeting Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Palestinians in East Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood face accelerated evictions by Israeli authorities, with 59 properties destroyed since late 2023, amid diverted global attention to conflicts in Gaza, Iran, and Lebanon.
When Law Yin-ping moved into a village house in Yick Yuen Tsuen in northwest Hong Kong’s Lam Tei more than a decade ago with her granddaughters, it never crossed her mind that they could one day be rendered homeless – and forcibly separated. The Tuen Mun village falls within the government’s planned Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area, which is set to become a high-end professional services and logistics hub under the Northern Metropolis megaproject. Law, who is nearly 70, said on Sunday...
When Law Yin-ping moved into a village house in Yick Yuen Tsuen, Hung Shui Kiu, in northwest Hong Kong more than a decade ago with her granddaughters, it never crossed her mind that they could one day be homeless – and forcibly separated. The Tuen Mun village falls within the government’s planned Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development Area, which is set to become a high-end professional services and logistics hub under the Northern Metropolis megaproject. Law, who is nearly 70, said on Sunday...
Solicitors report being overwhelmed with last-minute section 21 no-fault eviction requests before the Renters' Rights Act comes into force in England on Friday. The legislation, described as the biggest change to renting in a generation, bans no-fault evictions, limits rent increases to once a year, and abolishes fixed-term tenancies. Law firm Thackray Williams reports a fourfold increase in section 21 instructions compared to last year, with landlords racing to evict before the deadline.
