Subleasing room in Bushwick from July 1 - end of August with the possibility of renewing yearly lease after August. Apartment is 725 a month + utilities, and is about a 3 min walk to the Myrtle-Wyckoff station with access to the L and M trains.
There are three other queer people living in the apartment all in their early twenties, 2 being FIT students, so being part of the LGBTQ+ community is not required but a plus :)
Please dm @leo.hespanha for more information

Moved into a property-management owned purpose built rental in 2022 (new building (new building, I was the first one to move into my unit). At the time, the building was advertised for young professionals. I renewed my lease a year after for another year at a 5% increase- not terrible at all for the amenities, nothing big changed and the rent increase seemed fair. It's time for renewal again but now the building has random international students renting in the building through some agency(unsure but I think this might be the case). The students are disruptive and it has pretty much altered the whole living experience. They're increasing the rent again but I don't think it's fair since the living experience has frankly gone down. Do I have any leverage to negotiate the increase? Wouldn't mind renewing for another year at my current price but it just feels wrong paying more for an experience that isn't as good as it used to be.

Rhode Island. My tenant told me today that they sublet the unit without telling me, and have told the person to leave today and they are worried they will not leave, and that she wants me to change the locks.
I went and talked to the guy, and he told me he is packing and that he is leaving. I asked that he let me know when he leaves.
I checked the lease, and it says "the premises are to be used only as a private residence for Tenants listed in Clause 1 of this agreement". But it has no consequences for going against that clause. I do not know how long he's lived here, but I've owned the property since February, and inherited the tenants.
My specific questions, are basically just advice on handling the situation to the letter of the law respecting any rights the subletter may have. If he hands me the keys tonight, can I assume that's him leaving the premises legally?

Okay okay, I know that complaining to anon 20 and 30 somethings/strangers online is worn out and total trope, but I genuinely need to know what you all think. Am I cursed? Am I supposed to off myself? What the F*** is this?
So, just to summarize, within the past year I’ve been in a car wreck in which I ripped off 50 feet of highway railing, proceeded by various surgeries and a TBI. A few months later I was sent to the ER for emergency intestinal surgery, which ended up being unnecessary because the surgeon misdiagnosed me. I got THREE eye infections, my cat died, my fiancée and I broke up multiple times, and just about two months ago I ended up comatose in the hospital for four days and woke up ONE day before they unplugged me. I dropped out of college and had to give my new cat away as a result of this. My parents disowned me and told me that raising me was the “most fruitless, futile waste of time they have ever undertaken”; my new old beater car took a shit and I spent the entirety of my life savings fixing it. Soon after, I got kicked out of my most recent living accommodations with distant relatives after being told on a daily basis that they didn’t actually expect me to take them up on their offer, and having me there was a “big ass deal” and that me using the guest room “was a burden because they couldn’t use that room anymore” and asked me to leave all of my belongings in my car. Now I’m literally homeless, and struggling to apply for the cheapest apartments I can find because my potential roommates bailed and my acceptance letter from my new job isn’t sufficient enough for any of my leasing applications.
I’m really not asking for platitudes or sympathy, but any advice or just general complaints about your own problems would be super welcome. I’m just wondering, is this really terrible luck or am I just a privileged weak ass piece of shit who can’t handle the generic trials and tribulations of being alive?
If anyone else is having an equally desolate time, commiserate below and drop your shit. I got you.

Cover up theory. This may be long, but I believe the history of the Gateway building is important to provide context.
Here is a good overview of the project, this data is from 2007. If you want to skip this scroll down to END OVERVIEW
https://casestudies.uli.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/C037009.pdf
(Some highlight of what I feel is important information, there ‘s more in the link)
South Campus Gateway is a $153 million, seven-building mixed-use entertainment complex located on the southern edge of the Ohio State University campus in Columbus. The result of an almost ten-year partnership between the city and the university.
(Make note of the partnership between Campus Partners, the city, and OSU)
After nearly ten years of work by the city Columbus and Ohio State University (OSU), a portion of High Street along OSU’s southern border has been transformed from a strip of dilapidated buildings and run-down bars into a center of 24/7 activity. The mixed-use project features restaurants, nightspots, an eight-screen arts cinema, a campus bookstore, a natural foods grocery store, locally and nationally owned boutique shops, 184 market-rate apartments, office space, and a 1,200-space parking garage.
South Campus Gateway was designed not only to make an impact on the southern entrance to Ohio State’s campus, but also to spur future redevelopment and revitalization along the entire High Street corridor and its adjacent neighborhoods. As universities across the country begin to take a renewed interest in revitalizing their urban surroundings, South Campus Gateway provides a template for how to shape redevelopment along the edge of an urban campus.
By the early 1990s, the south campus area had become a notorious strip of run-down buildings and low-end campus bars. The area was turning into a crime-filled place for students and other residents. Because it is located in a federally designated Empowerment Zone and therefore eligible for business tax credits and other incentives dedicated to economic development, municipal and university officials took advantage of these and other financial mechanisms to clean up the area, improve the adjacent neighborhoods, and stimulate private investment.
Campus Partners led a multiyear public planning process to develop a plan for the 2.5-mile (four-kilometer) stretch of High Street in the University District. The first major project in the implementation process was the construction of South Campus Gateway.
(Make note, this was a project 10 years in the making and was the first project in what was to become billions of dollars in construction that is still going on today)
After lining up financial backing from the university, city, and state and gaining access to tax exempt bonds, $35 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs), tax increment financing (TIF) revenues, and other financial tools, Campus Partners decided to assume the role of developer.
In 2002, it was becoming increasingly evident to Campus Partners that it would make more sense for a nonprofit organization to develop the project with the assistance of a fee development service provider. As a nonprofit entity and university affiliate, Campus Partners had access to a lower cost of capital; it had formed a community development entity and secured $35 million in NMTCs; and due to other financial arrangements and university commitments, it had successfully reduced a significant portion of the financial risk that is usually assumed by a private developer.
Among other things, the development agreement outlined the responsibilities for property acquisition, including requirements for a relocation plan for existing businesses and residents. As part of the agreement, the city agreed to use its power of eminent domain to acquire properties that Campus Partners could not get on its own. This was key to the success of the project because once land acquisition commenced, it was critical that every parcel be purchased in order to make the development feasible.
(Make note of the use of eminent domain)
FINANCING
(PAY ATTENTION TO ALL OF THIS)
South Campus Gateway was funded using a variety of financial mechanisms and sources. As mentioned earlier, a $20 million equity investment from OSU’s endowment fund provided critical “patient capital” during the four years of land assemblage. As the owner of the land, the endowment fund ground-leases the South Campus Gateway site to Campus Partners and began receiving ground rent payments equal to a 5 percent return on its equity investment when the project opened.
Construction was initially funded using a university line of credit. However, this line of credit was eventually replaced by two sources. OSU issued $59 million of tax-exempt bonds for the construction of the office, housing, and parking garage portions of the project, which are owned by the university and managed by Campus Partners. The retail portion of the project, which is owned by Campus Partners, was financed privately with two NMTCenhanced loans. The first loan was enhanced by a $12 million NMTC allocation from the Enterprise and Social Investment Corporation, and the second loan was enhanced by a $35 million allocation won by Campus Partners. These are both seven-year loans.
As part of the aforementioned development agreement with Campus Partners, the city of Columbus contributed $7.5 million out of its capital improvement and utility funds for infrastructure improvements, including overhead utility burial, street reconstruction, new sanitary and storm sewers and water lines, and streetscape enhancements. The city also established a TIF district (using nonschool revenues) to help fund the construction of the parking structure. An additional $4.5 million from a state of Ohio capital grant also went to subsidize the costs of the parking garage.
The land and the office, housing, and parking improvements—all owned by OSU—are property tax exempt. The retail portion of the project pays real estate taxes. However, the nonschool portion of this tax revenue is funneled back to Campus Partners through the city-approved TIF to underwrite the cost of the parking structure. Even with a significant portion of the project being tax exempt, estimates suggest that the school district will likely receive nearly three times the revenue as was produced through the site’s previously developed condition.
After the payment of all ground rent and debt service, there is also a revenue-sharing program with the university and the endowment fund based on the financial performance of South Campus Gateway. Campus Partners stands to be the biggest recipient if the project performs well. After its first year of full operations, the project is meeting its commitment to pay ground rent to the endowment fund and is meeting its debt payments.
(Especially pay attention to the revenue sharing portion of this)
At significant expense, overhead utility lines were buried as part of the city’s infrastructure improvements. Narrow sidewalks were replaced with ones that are 15 to 22 feet (4.6 to 6.7 meters) wide and accommodate street furnishings and outdoor dining areas. The furnishings include steel bike racks that complement the streetlights and trash cans. All streetlights and street trees are aligned with the building columns to ensure that storefronts are visible and the sidewalk is comfortable for pedestrians.
Further, the inclusion of a state-of-the-art security system in the project was not identified early enough in the design process, making it more difficult and costly to integrate during construction.
Campus Partners decided not to build undergraduate housing or cater to that market and instead erected higher end units that would appeal to graduate students and young professionals.
($$$ more important than affordable housing)
Overall, the retail portion of the project is 83 percent leased as of April 2007. According to Campus Partners, the restaurant and nightclub spots are mostly filled, but the retail space has been the slowest to lease because the project does not fit into the traditional categories of national retailers (e.g., strip center, lifestyle center, typical mall). Many national retailers have been cautious about locating in the less well-understood urban campus environments. That said, sales at South Campus Gateway average $350 to $550 per square foot ($3,762.50 to $5,912.50 per square meter). It is still too early to calculate return on investment, but given the softness in the retail and office markets in Columbus, Campus Partners believes that the vacancy rates are not too out of line, and that the remaining space will be absorbed, albeit at a slower pace than originally projected. To mitigate the impacts of slower-than-projected retail absorption, Campus Partners structured the project financing to allow for a period of capitalized interest and structured portions of the benefits from the NMTC financing to provide additional time to reach stabilized occupancy.
(This was from 2007, 83% filled space)
Another key to the development’s success was patience—on two fronts. One, Campus Partners had access to a significant amount of patient capital that allowed development to proceed at a pace that made achieving the vision possible. In another sense, Campus Partners had to manage the expectations of the public throughout a lengthy process. It took four years to assemble the site. While buildings were being boarded up or torn down, there were complaints that redevelopment was not moving fast enough and that businesses were being displaced. It was essential to have good public relations and a generous relocation package to help smooth over the criticism. The final key element contributing to the project’s success was the development model that Campus Partners eventually chose. Because Campus Partners was able to secure advantageous financial terms, such as tax-exempt bonds, tax credits, and grants, a fee-based development model became more appropriate.
END OVERVIEW
If you read all of that, and I encourage you to not just read it but read the source document, what have we learned? Lots of money at stake, OSU putting up millions of dollars and also sharing in the profits. We have the city of Columbus contributing millions of dollars of both money and improvements such as roads and utilities. This was also a project 10 years in the making, taking four years just to obtain the land. Speaking of the land, some of the land was acquired through eminent domain. Eminent domain is typically used to obtain land for the public good. Gateway is not a purely public property. Eminent domain was used here to help private business. I will repeat this part because I think it’s important
“After the payment of all ground rent and debt service, there is also a revenue-sharing program with the university and the endowment fund based on the financial performance of South Campus Gateway. Campus Partners stands to be the biggest recipient if the project performs well.”
Why is all of this important? Means and motive. Why has this case been so perplexing? I say it’s because most of the theories lack both a motive and a means to dispose of the body.
To get an idea of the Gateway project, we need to jump into our time machine. Back in 2006, things looked much different in the area. It wasn’t a guarantee that Gateway and its “revitalization” efforts would succeed. This was a high crime area. I personally went to some of the bars in the area including Skyy bar. In Skyy bar they would not let you in if you were wearing white T-shirt (that was what gang members wore to identify themselves), they also charged a cover which was unheard of in area bars unless there was an event going on. Basically they built this project costing over 100 million dollars and taking 10 years, in the middle of a dilapidated area that had a gang problem.
The motive. As for many things in life $$ money $$ is the motive. What happens if a body is found? If it was an accident they were going to be sued for sure. If it was criminal activity they would probably also be sued. Either way it’s a PR nightmare. Especially if it’s related to crime, all these cameras, that unplanned state of the art security system mentioned in the overview, police literally on the premises, and someone ends up murdered.
We have this intertwined relationship between Campus Partners, OSU, and the city of Columbus. It’s mentioned several times, but obviously, support of the city is needed for eminent domain. This was not a popular thing either. Not mentioned, also important, look up the history of the south campus bar scene. South campus bars were shut down by the city, unfair liquor enforcement was part of it. We also have Campus Partners obtaining rental properties by using the city of Columbus code enforcement.
The main point I am making, the city and Campus Partners had a connection. More than just a working relationship, the city can make businesses and homeowners go away if they want to. They will find a reason and if they can't find a reason they will use eminent domain. This is more than just your typical relationship, this is the city being Campus Partners muscle.
On to means. If you, the city, and OSU are thick as thieves, and all share in the circle a jerk of money, pretty much only the police have the means to disappear a body and make sure it’s not found. Did they tamper with evidence? Maybe we will never know. I imagine it would be something like “if something happens call me, not the police”. Then it would be something like “let me watch all the video tapes before anyone else '' I dont think it's unreasonable to think a few people in power could tamper with evidence and direct the investigation in the direction they wanted.
You may think OSU, that’s a school, they wouldn’t be involved. OSU is a business. “Ohio State spent more than $912 million in FY 2022 on its projects, including construction and design” That’s almost a billion dollars just in construction.
How much money does OSU make off Campus Partners every year? What’s good for Gateway / Campus Partners is good for OSU. It’s better to have a polished, “safe”, “university district” even if it means pushing small businesses out to make way for big business. Takeaway affordable housing and put in “luxury” apartments.
Campus partners doesnt care about improving the area, they only care about one thing, MONEY.
Here are some articles about Campus Partners that are worth reading
https://www.thelantern.com/1998/09/city-may-use-eminent-domain/
https://www.thelantern.com/2000/10/campus-partners-go-step-above-eminent-domain/
https://osupublicationarchives.osu.edu/?a=d&d=LTN20000105-01.2.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
https://osupublicationarchives.osu.edu/?a=d&d=LTN19990708-01.2.5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
You may think it unimportant, but look at Google business ratings for Campus Partners, 1.0 stars, not even 1.1 stars, 1.0 stars, as low a rating as you can get. Because they don't care about the area, they don't care about people, they care about money, ethics be damned. It’s why they’re the kind of people that would cover up a body.
Would a body be the end of Campus Partners? Probably not. But how many millions would it cost in delays and legal issues? This experiment in a crime ridden area, a death before it’s finished. This 10 year project, millions from the city, millions from OSU, cameras, security systems, police presence, and then a death. 83% space filled in 2007. Would a death cause businesses to have second thoughts? The project was risky to begin with, would businesses be okay with even more risk?
Now you say, my theory is dumb, the city would never cover up a death. The Columbus police are some of the most corrupt useless excuses for humans I have ever encountered. I wouldn't put it past them to be the ones to kill Brian and cover it up. Look into Campus Partners and their reputation. Look into their connections with the city of Columbus and OSU.
Most leads would have already been looked into, it's been almost 20 years. What harm does it do to follow a new lead? Are other leads more pressing? Maybe there’s a money trail. Maybe there’s proof the evidence has been tampered with. Maybe someone knows something and has been too afraid to come forward. (After all if its the city and the police involved, it’s not like you have protection)
At the very least, look into how the building was acquired and tell me these people wouldn't cover up a body if money was at stake. Motive (Money) and Means (working with government / Columbus police).

Does a reasonable accommodation request apply to an extension to move out? My understanding those requests are for the “equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.”
I have a tenant on an inherited lease that is month to month. I told her on April 11th that I would not be renewing their month to month tenancy and their lease would end on May 31st. I also sent notices at the end of April, which the tenant acknowledged they received. This tenant is difficult; she pays the rent halfway through the month, and the unit she is in is in dire needs of repairs. She has more pets than stated on her lease and the whole place is just awful. The unit was in this condition when we purchased it. Which is why her lease is ending, so we can gut the place and remodel it.
I sent her a message over a week ago checking in with her as her move out date is approaching, and she did not get back with me until today, 6 days before her lease ends. Now she is saying the place she had lined up fell through, and she is going to do a reasonable accommodations request due to her husband’s and children’s disabilities. I am not willing to give her an extension to move out because I am sure she will come up with another excuse in July as to why she can’t move out. I plan on filing for the eviction by June 3rd if she hasn’t left. She is NOT being evicted because of disabilities. Does a reasonable accommodation request apply in this situation?

Hi, im currently renting from an apartment complex in Texas. My lease basically ends on the 4/26/24. I tried calling the leasing office today and nobody responded, when I got to the leasing office the sign on their door said decided to close early.
I packed everything and do I leave the keys on the desk Monday morning? Which was the Memorial Day and according to the voicemail no one will be available.
P.S. I informed the leasing office 3 months prior through email I will not be renewing the lease. And they never responded to that email.

Hi - I received a 7 day termination of tenancy notice from um landlord’s lawyer yesterday but the notice is dated 7 days from Monday. I received the letter at my door yesterday which would bring the 7 days to the last day of the month/rental period. I owe half of my rent for this month and was planning to pay it when I got paid this coming week before the new month’s rent was due. Historically I’ve done this and the notice is the response to this specific violation of my lease (late payments) except I have always paid the month’s rent within the month — I don’t have an outstanding balance from previous months except for the half from May 2024.
However the termination notice says any money I pay now will be used as occupancy use and not toward rent. I need clarity on what the 7 days means, what happens after the 7 days and what I need to do now. Legal aid and Boston’s housing stability office is closed until Tuesday because of the holiday weekend. Do I still pay the remaining rent? Do I pay June 1 rent? Do I need to gather my stuff and turn my keys in? So many questions and not enough info at this time which makes me super anxious!
Any guidance here would be great as I am trying to figure out my rights as a tenant and how much I need to pay the lawyer to avoid an eviction on my record (which is what a friend in Nashville told me she did when she was in a similar situation).

Hi - I received a 7 day termination of tenancy notice from um landlord’s lawyer yesterday but the notice is dated 7 days from Monday. I received the letter at my door yesterday which would bring the 7 days to the last day of the month/rental period. I owe half of my rent for this month and was planning to pay it when I got paid this coming week before the new month’s rent was due. Historically I’ve done this and the notice is the response to this specific violation of my lease (late payments) except I have always paid the month’s rent within the month — I don’t have an outstanding balance from previous months except for the half from May 2024.
However the termination notice says any money I pay now will be used as occupancy use and not toward rent. I need clarity on what the 7 days means, what happens after the 7 days and what I need to do now. Legal aid and Boston’s housing stability office is closed until Tuesday because of the holiday weekend. Do I still pay the remaining rent? Do I pay June 1 rent? Do I need to gather my stuff and turn my keys in? So many questions and not enough info at this time which makes me super anxious!
Any guidance here would be great as I am trying to figure out my rights as a tenant and how much I need to pay the lawyer to avoid an eviction on my record (which is what a friend in Nashville told me she did when she was in a similar situation).

Megapost: A list of statements, press releases, and other sources reporting and expressing concern and criticism about Israel's war in Gaza and related aspects of the war. (Part 5)

Notes: This is a work that is currently in progress; please check back for updates. Titles have been edited to provide details.
Part 1 is here: https://www.reddit.com/Social_Democracy/comments/1clx1uc/megapost_a_list_of_statements_press_releases_and/
Part 2 is here: https://www.reddit.com/Social_Democracy/comments/1cmjhpk/megapost_a_list_of_statements_press_releases_and/
Part 3 is here: https://www.reddit.com/Social_Democracy/comments/1coups2/megapost_a_list_of_statements_press_releases_and/
Part 4 is here: https://www.reddit.com/Social_Democracy/comments/1crvrde/megapost_a_list_of_statements_press_releases_and/
The Democratic National Committee's College Democrats of America Slams Biden On Gaza And Backs Campus Protesters (May 1, 2024): https://www.huffpost.com/entry/college-democrats-of-america-statement-biden-gaza-campus-protest_n_663278fce4b0849b2edded55
Tope Folarin, director of the Institute for Policy Studies: We Stand with the Students Protesting the Slaughter in Gaza (May 1, 2024): https://ips-dc.org/we-stand-with-the-students-protesting-the-slaughter-in-gaza/
'You are our hope': Palestinian students find strength in U.S. campus protests: “I feel proud that there is a group of students who feel what we feel now — and are helping and supporting us,” said Reem Musa Suleiman Abu Shinar, speaking to an NBC News crew in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. (May 1, 2024): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/palestinian-students-support-us-campus-protests-israel-war-rcna149296
Bernie Sanders in CNN interview: 'This may be Biden’s Vietnam' (May 2, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6rQmvko18M
Catholic Relief Services representative for Gaza fears possible Rafah invasion (May 2, 2024): https://www.ncronline.org/news/catholic-relief-services-rep-gaza-fears-possible-rafah-invasion
‘Disgrace to diplomacy’: Bosnia accuses Israeli diplomat of genocide denial: Envoy to Serbia draws intense criticism for telling Russian media that calling 1995 Srebrenica massacre a genocide ‘diminishes the importance of that term’ (May 2, 2024): https://www.timesofisrael.com/disgrace-to-diplomacy-bosnia-accuses-israeli-diplomat-of-genocide-denial/
Gazans thank US university protesters as Israel calls for students to be expelled (May 2, 2024): https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/01/middleeast/gaza-children-thank-us-protesters-intl-latam/index.html
Helen Benedict, professor of journalism at Columbia University: ‘US student protests seeking peace in Gaza are the new anti-Vietnam War movement’ (May 2, 2024): https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/us-student-protests-seeking-peace-in-gaza-are-the-new-anti-vietnam-war-movement/articleshow/109766893.cms
Hundreds of U.S. Catholic leaders and laity sign letter urging Permanent Gaza Ceasefire and End to Injustice in Israel and Palestine (May 2, 2024): https://cmep.salsalabs.org/ps-may22024 & https://docs.google.com/document/d/16K1RvL3YdSgSChwO_eWB9iSvIglNP59ahqtAQ1aZiGM/
PREPARED REMARKS: Senator Bernie Sanders on the Nationwide Student Protests and the Ongoing Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza (May 2, 2024): https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/prepared-remarks-sanders-on-the-nationwide-student-protests-and-the-ongoing-humanitarian-disaster-in-gaza/
Recalling Civil Rights Era Abuses, Legal Defense Fund of the NAACP Roundly Condemns Rising Violations Against Peaceful Protesters and Calls for Immediate Federal Intervention ["Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) issued a statement roundly and unequivocally condemning the rising civil and human rights violations against peaceful protesters across the U.S. and issued a letter calling for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct an immediate investigation into the treatment of peaceful protesters" (May 2, 2024): https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/recalling-civil-rights-era-abuses-ldf-roundly-condemns-rising-violations-against-peaceful-protesters-and-calls-for-immediate-federal-intervention/
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Workers for Palestinian Liberation: A Statement from SFMOMA Workers on Palestine and Censorship [300+ signatures] (Last updated on May 2, 2024): https://dearsfmoma.com
United Nations Development Programme: As war in Gaza enters seventh month, 1.74 million more Palestinians will be pushed into poverty across State of Palestine according to United Nations assessment: UNDP and ESCWA estimate more than two-decades reversal in human development— beyond earliest recorded levels of 2004. (May 2, 2024): https://www.undp.org/papp/press-releases/war-gaza-enters-seventh-month-174-million-more-palestinians-will-be-pushed-poverty-across-state-palestine-according-united
“Workers Have Power”: Thousands Rally in NYC for May Day, Call for Solidarity with Palestine (May 2, 2024): https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/2/nyc_may_day_rally_palestine_solidarity
A Message to the Protesters From Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.: A call to keep raising the tempests on campus over the Gazan horror. (May 3, 2024): https://chicagomaroon.com/42811/viewpoints/op-ed/a-message-to-the-protesters-from-reverend-jesse-l-jackson-s
Association of Flight Attendants President Sara Nelson on Mass Arrest of Anti-War Protestors (May 3, 2024): https://www.afacwa.org/mass_arrest_right_to_protest
Bowdoin College faculty letter of support for the right to protest and dissent [80+ signatures] (May 3, 2024): https://bowdoinorient.com/2024/05/03/faculty-letter-of-support-for-the-right-to-protest-and-dissent/
Church World Service: TAKE ACTION: Urge U.S. Officials to Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, Support Humanitarian Aid, and Protect Civilian Life (May 3, 2024): https://cwsglobal.org/action-alerts/take-action-urge-u-s-officials-to-call-for-an-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza-support-humanitarian-aid-and-protect-civilian-life/
Rashid Khalidi, Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University: Opposed to Genocide in Gaza, This Is the Conscience of a Nation Speaking Through Your Kids (May 3, 2024): https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/rashid-khalidi-columbia-gaza-speech
“This Militaristic Approach Has Been a Failure”: Meet Hala Rharrit, First U.S. Diplomat to Quit over Gaza (May 3, 2024): https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/3/state_dept
Where pro-Palestinian university protests are happening around the world (May 3, 2024): https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/03/world/pro-palestinian-university-protests-worldwide-intl-hnk/index.html
100-year-old Jewish activist Jules Rabin is speaking up again — this time about Gaza [In a podcast on the nonprofit news site VT Digger, Rabin referred to the tragedy unfolding in Gaza as “a piecemeal Holocaust.”] (May 4, 2024): https://forward.com/culture/609442/jules-rabin-vermont-activism-gaza-ukraine-israel/
Israel will not agree to end the war with Hamas as part of any deal [“Israel will under no circumstances agree to the end of the war as part of an agreement to release our abductees," an Israeli official told ABC News on Saturday morning. "As the political echelon decided, the IDF will enter Rafah and destroy the remaining Hamas battalions there - whether or not there will be a temporary ceasefire for the release of our hostages."] (May 4, 2024): https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-hamas-cease-fire-talks/israel-will-not-agree-to-end-the-war-with-hamas-as-part-of-any-deal-109924741?id=109734705
Roseann "Chic" Canfora survived the 1970 Kent State shooting. Here's her message to student activists (May 4, 2024): https://www.npr.org/2024/05/04/1249023924/kent-state-shooting-activists-protests-survivor
‘They’re sending a message’: harsh police tactics questioned amid US campus protest crackdowns (May 4, 2024): https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/04/police-tactics-us-campus-protest-crackdowns
Anton Boonzaier: As a South African during apartheid, I admire pro-Palestine protesters’ tenacity (May 5, 2024): https://dailybruin.com/2024/05/05/op-ed-as-a-south-african-during-apartheid-i-admire-pro-palestine-protesters-tenacity
Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Israeli vote to shut down Al Jazeera; warns of alarming precedent (May 5, 2024): https://cpj.org/2024/05/cpj-condemns-israeli-vote-to-shut-down-al-jazeera-warns-of-alarming-precedent/
Letter: I supported Israel's initial response, but my position has now changed (May 5, 2024): https://dailyprogress.com/opinion/letters/letter-i-supported-israels-initial-response-but-my-position-has-now-changed/article_5d3f023a-0b03-11ef-9fec-5bf0c21a5d27.html
MSNBC's Ayman: The media's hypocritical hysteria over campus protests (May 5, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVOn7r5iXbI
Union workers join students in rallies Saturday calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza [More than 200 people attended the Maine Labor for Palestine and Maine Students for Palestine rally.] (May 5, 2024): https://www.mainepublic.org/news/2024-05-05/union-workers-join-students-in-rallies-saturday-to-free-gaza
Oxfam reaction to Rafah evacuation order (May 6, 2024): https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/oxfam-reaction-rafah-evacuation-order
Patrick Gaspard, president of the Center for American Progress: American politicians forget: disruption and disorder are the point of protests: I have trespassed in peaceful protest. I have shut down government offices in civil disobedience. I have made the powerful uncomfortable. That’s the point (May 6, 2024): https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/06/campus-pro-palestinian-protests
Save the Children warns of deadly consequences for children following new relocation orders for families in Rafah (May 6, 2024): https://www.savethechildren.net/news/save-children-warns-deadly-consequences-children-following-new-relocation-orders-families-rafah
The campus protesters for Gaza are making America great again: Readers on the demonstrations sweeping colleges and their hopes for the next generation. (May 6, 2024): https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/06/campus-protests-gaza-palestine-vietnam/
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF): There is ‘nowhere safe to go’ for the 600,000 children of Rafah, warns UNICEF: With hundreds of thousands of children in Rafah injured, sick, malnourished, traumatized or living with a disability, UNICEF calls for children to not be forcibly relocated, and the vital infrastructure on which children rely to be protected (May 6, 2024): https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/there-nowhere-safe-go-600000-children-rafah-warns-unicef
US campus protests of Israeli ‘genocide’ offer hope to students from Gaza (May 6, 2024): https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/5/6/us-student-protests-of-israeli-genocide-offer-hope-to-students-from-gaza
Brant Rosen: We Tried to Bring Food Into Gaza—but Israel Blocked and Arrested Us: As Israel continues to starve the people of Gaza, a delegation of rabbis marched toward the Erez Crossing during Passover carrying sacks of flour and demanding a cease-fire. (May 6, 2024): https://www.thenation.com/article/world/rabbis-arrested-for-bringing-food-gaza/
Catholic Workers Movement: After Arrests, Students Renew Call for Notre Dame to Follow Catholic Teaching on War, Investments (May 6, 2024): https://catholicworker.org/after-arrests-students-renew-call-for-notre-dame-to-follow-catholic-teaching-on-war-investments/
Hala Rharrit, former State Department official: Biden’s militaristic policy in Gaza is a failure — diplomacy is the solution (May 6, 2024): https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/4646237-biden-gaza-militaristic-policy-failure/
750+ Jewish Students Affirm Support for Pro-Palestine Campus Protests [In Response to Biden’s Speech, 750+ Jewish Students on 140+ Campuses Stand Against Israel's Rafah Invasion, Urge Jewish Institutional Action to Halt Gaza Assault] (May 7, 2024): https://www.commondreams.org/news/jewish-students-support-gaza & https://mailchi.mp/israelpalestinecomms/jstudents
American Friends Service Committee: T­h­e C­o­m­p­a­n­i­e­s P­r­o­f­i­t­i­n­g f­r­o­m I­s­r­a­e­l­’­s 2­0­2­3­-­2­0­2­4 A­t­t­a­c­k­s o­n G­a­z­a (Updated on May 7, 2024): https://afsc.org/gaza-genocide-companies
‘I am leaving for the unknown.’ Palestinians fleeing Rafah describe their fear and despair (May 7, 2024): https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/06/middleeast/palestinians-flee-rafah-gaza-fear-despair-intl-hnk/index.html
Kenneth Roth: Biden Should Not Stand in the Way of the ICC (May 7, 2024): https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/07/biden-israel-hamas-icc-gaza-netanyahu-arrest/
Labour Party of Ireland Eurocandidate for Ireland South, Niamh Hourigan: European Union leaders must push for ceasefire in Gaza (May 7, 2024): https://labour.ie/news/2024/05/07/eu-leaders-must-push-for-ceasefire-in-gaza/
Labour Party of Ireland Further and Higher Education Spokesperson Senator Annie Hoey: Solidarity with Trinity College Dublin and University College Cork Students protest for Gaza (May 7, 2024): https://labour.ie/news/2024/05/07/solidarity-with-trinity-and-ucc-students-protest-for-gaza/
Letter by Bill Deutsch on behalf of the Decorah Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): Urge immediate ceasefire in Gaza (May 7, 2024): https://www.postbulletin.com/opinion/letters/letter-urge-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza
Letter by Ch. Lt Col (Ret.) Stephen Tillett to the Editor: Veteran Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza (May 7, 2024): https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/letter-to-the-editor-veteran-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza/2024/05/07
OPEN LETTER OF LEGAL CONCERNS REGARDING GAZA FROM LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, DOMESTIC & ABROAD [Signed by "27 legal professionals in their personal capacities who work for the following departments: 1. U.S. Department of Justice, 2. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 3. U.S. Judiciary, 4. U.S. Department of Labor, 5. Social Security Administration, 6. U.S. Department of Energy, 7. Attorneys who did not list their agency; 156 legal professionals in their personal capacities from the 1. Private Sector, 2. Public Sector, 3. Legal Academia, 4. European Commission; And the following organizations: 1. Democracy for the Arab World Now, the brainchild of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, is a non-profit focused on efforts to promote democracy and human rights in the Middle East and North Africa. 2. Association of Muslim American Lawyers, which provides essential programs and activities to help support American Muslim Lawyers. 3. Law for Palestine, a non-profit registered in the United Kingdom and Sweden that aims to create a global network of professionals interested in Palestine and International Law."] (May 7, 2024): https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSGlSvk3zHbzIsabUuh2EZxcrGvmbeP1u9U9leY-qWvCMA8fpVF1YV-0UnexNUd0VMXPUJeyMOitdRu/pub
Three Orange County medics describe wartime health care in Gaza: A once-modern string of hospitals has been reduced to desperate physicians and others relying on wits and luck. Most of their patients are children. (May 7, 2024): https://www.ocregister.com/2024/05/07/three-orange-county-medics-describe-wartime-health-care-in-gaza/
Vera Institute President Nicholas Turner: Police Violence on College Campuses is Unacceptable (May 7, 2024): https://www.vera.org/news/police-violence-on-college-campuses-is-unacceptable
ACLU’s national director of policy and government affairs Mike Zamore and ACLU senior policy counsel Kia Hamadanchy: A disturbing national security bill could silence nonprofits and college protests (May 8, 2024): https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4651053-a-disturbing-national-security-bill-could-silence-nonprofits-and-college-protests/
Al Jazeera shutdown in Israel spells 'dark day for democracy,' say media groups (May 8, 2024): https://www.voanews.com/a/al-jazeera-shutdown-in-israel-spells-dark-day-for-democracy-say-media-groups/7603956.html
Ann Wright, retired U.S. Army Colonel and former diplomat: If I had not resigned 21 years ago in opposition to Bush’s stupid war on Iraq, I certainly would have resigned long ago in opposition to US complicity in the Israeli genocide of Gaza (May 8, 2024): https://twitter.com/AnnWright46/status/1788257045973528838
Blinken Says Israeli Units Accused of Serious Violations Have Done Enough to Avoid Sanctions. Experts and Insiders Disagree. (May 8, 2024): https://www.propublica.org/article/blinken-israel-military-aid-human-rights-violations-leahy-law
Jeremy Brecher: Anti-Genocide Students Are Fulfilling Their Duty to Prevent War Crimes; Will You? (May 8, 2024): https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/students-prevent-war-crimes
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Biden’s Hold on Bomb Delivery to Netanyahu’s Government (May 8, 2024): https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-bidens-hold-on-bomb-delivery-to-netanyahus-government/
The NYPD’s New Sizzle Reels Aren’t Just Dumb. They’re Dangerous. “This is copaganda, designed primarily to provide the mayor with political cover, but then also to show off the military might and alleged professionalism of the NYPD.” (May 8, 2024): https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/nypd-sizzle-reel-student-protests/
An open letter to Middlebury College from alumni in support of the Middlebury Gaza Solidarity Encampment [1000+ signatures] (May 9, 2024): https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2024/05/an-open-letter-to-middlebury-college-from-alumni-in-support-of-the-middlebury-gaza-solidarity-encampment
Haim Bresheeth-Žabner deplores the rot in Israeli society: 'Israel has turned into a Nazi society': The son of Holocaust survivors, Haim Bresheeth-Žabner believes the majority of Israel has been taught to normalise the occupation of Palestine (May 9, 2024): https://www.newarab.com/features/son-shoah-survivors-israel-has-become-nazi-society
‘It’s not human’: What a French doctor saw in Gaza as Israel invaded Rafah: When asked about the conditions of the hospitals he worked in, Dr. Zouhair Lahna is pained by the memories of the sick, wounded and dying. (May 9, 2024): https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/5/9/its-not-human-what-a-french-doctor-saw-in-gaza-as-israel-invaded-rafah
Japanese American Citizens League Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza (May 9, 2024): https://jacl.org/statements/jacl-calls-for-ceasefire-in-gaza
Republicans Funded by Arms Industry Fume Over Biden Threat to Withhold Bombs From Israel (May 9, 2024): https://www.commondreams.org/news/republicans-israel-weapons
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Israel’s Threat to Attack Rafah (May 9, 2024): https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-israels-threat-to-attack-rafah/
Students against genocide speak for themselves (May 9, 2024): https://newsandletters.org/students-against-genocide-speak-for-themselves/
Trapped in Rafah, I'm watching genocide unfold before my eyes: Gazan journalist Amjad Yaghi's eye-witness account in Rafah describes the horrors of Israel's ground invasion as Gazans desperately try to flee to safety. (May 9, 2024): https://www.newarab.com/opinion/trapped-rafah-im-witnessing-genocide-my-own-eyes
76 Universities in Spain Suspend Ties With Complicit Israeli Universities (May 10, 2024): https://bdsmovement.net/news/76-universities-spain-suspend-ties-with-complicit-israeli-universities
Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project: US Student Pro-Palestine Demonstrations Remain Overwhelmingly Peaceful (May 10, 2024): https://acleddata.com/2024/05/10/us-student-pro-palestine-demonstrations-remain-overwhelmingly-peaceful-acled-brief/
Biden’s arms threat to Israel ‘better than nothing’ but too late, say U.S. officials who resigned over Gaza policy (May 10, 2024): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/bidens-arms-threat-israel-better-nothing-late-say-us-officials-resigne-rcna151454
'Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza must end' – Sinn Féin Chairperson Declan Kearney tells Global Anti-Apartheid Conference on Palestine (May 10, 2024): https://vote.sinnfein.ie/israels-genocidal-war-in-gaza-must-end-kearney-tells-global-anti-apartheid-conference-on-palestine/
Rick Salutin: I protested at Columbia in 1968 and today’s campus protests give me hope (May 10, 2024): https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/i-protested-at-columbia-in-1968-and-todays-campus-protests-give-me-hope/article_a505c180-0e32-11ef-9615-e3f88eb6e034.html
Right-wing media encourage invasion of Rafah, Biden impeachment: After the Israeli military seized a key border crossing for humanitarian aid into Gaza, Biden’s statement urging restraint from Israel was met with backlash from right-wing media figures (May 10, 2024): https://www.mediamatters.org/middle-east/right-wing-media-encourage-invasion-rafah-biden-impeachment
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Rafah (May 10, 2024): https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-rafah/
Strapped down, blindfolded, held in diapers: Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center (May 10, 2024): https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/middleeast/israel-sde-teiman-detention-whistleblowers-intl-cmd/index.html
U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a worse health crisis (May 10, 2024): https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/05/10/1250490688/rafa-hospital-gaza-israel-war-middle-east
Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters (May 11, 2024): https://www.reuters.com/world/name-shame-pro-israel-website-ramps-up-attacks-pro-palestinian-student-2024-05-11/
Sen. Lindsey Graham says Israel should do 'whatever' it has to while comparing the war in Gaza to Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The GOP senator compared Israel’s military operations to the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on Japan in World War II, saying, “Israel, do whatever you have to do.” (May 12, 2024): https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sen-lindsey-graham-says-israel-whatever-comparing-war-gaza-hiroshima-n-rcna151828
Gazans strive to study as war shatters education system (May 13, 2024): https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gazans-strive-study-war-shatters-education-system-2024-05-13/
‘Total outrage’: White House condemns Israeli settlers’ attack on Gaza aid trucks: Protesters block convoy, throw food into road and set fire to vehicles at Tarqumiya checkpoint near Hebron (May 13, 2024): https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/13/total-outrage-white-house-condemns-israeli-settlers-attack-on-gaza-aid-convoy
Trump Wants to Deport Pro-Palestine Protesters—and GOP Lawmakers Are Filing Bills to Make It Happen: Republicans continue their push to punish dissent. (May 13, 2024): https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/trump-protesters-gop-marco-rubio-palestine-college-deport/
U.S. Army Officer Resigns From Defense Intelligence Agency Over Gaza Policy: Maj. Harrison Mann's letter criticized the U.S. for still supporting Israel, "which has enabled and empowered the killing and starvation" of Palestinians. (May 13, 2024): https://www.huffpost.com/entry/army-officer-resigns-defense-intelligence-agency-military-gaza-israel_n_664281dde4b04540de6e8c69
University of California Santa Barbara Sociology Department Faculty Letter Concerning Student Protests (May 13, 2024): https://www.soc.ucsb.edu/news/announcement/577
Columbia-Affiliated Union Theological Seminary Votes to Divest from Israel’s War on Gaza (May 14, 2024): https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/14/serene_jones_union_theological_seminary
Fares Abraham: A Palestinian Christian Plea for Compassion in Gaza (May 14, 2024): https://wordandway.org/2024/05/14/a-palestinian-christian-plea-for-compassion-in-gaza/
Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza (May 14, 2024): https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-nakba-history-b5cea9556e516655c25598d5dbe54192
Amnesty International: Mass forced displacement in Gaza highlights urgent need for Israel to uphold Palestinians’ right to return (May 15, 2024): https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/mass-forced-displacement-in-gaza-highlights-urgent-need-for-israel-to-uphold-palestinians-right-to-return/
House Democrats Fume Over Unprecedented Israeli Rebuke Of Lawmakers: Congressional aides told HuffPost a May 8 letter from Israel's ambassador was “stunning,” “embarrassing” and “verging on offensive.” (May 15, 2024): https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israeli-ambassador-blasts-democrats-letter_n_6644fde3e4b00df0c6b6cba5
Lily Greenberg Call, Jewish staffer who quit Biden administration over Israel policy: ‘There are so many of us who feel this way’ (May 16, 2024): https://www.jta.org/2024/05/16/israel/lily-greenberg-call-jewish-staffer-who-quit-biden-administration-over-israel-policy-there-are-so-many-of-us-who-feel-this-way
The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel: After 50 years of failure to stop violence and terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish ultranationalists, lawlessness has become the law. (May 16, 2024): https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/magazine/israel-west-bank-settler-violence-impunity.html
University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza: As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure. (May 16, 2024): https://theintercept.com/2024/05/16/university-college-professors-israel-palestine-firing/
With More Bombing And Less Aid, Gaza’s Humanitarians Are Feeling The Squeeze: Many Palestinian aid workers are facing an uphill battle trying to coordinate humanitarian assistance in Gaza while keeping their families safe. (May 16, 2024): https://www.huffpost.com/entry/more-bombing-less-aid-gaza-humanitarians-israel_n_6646934fe4b0dd63cd2bd6e5
Western nations (Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom) urge Israel to comply with international law in Gaza (May 17, 2024): https://www.reuters.com/world/western-nations-urge-israel-comply-with-international-law-gaza-2024-05-17/
U.S. Scholars to University Presidents: Honor Peaceful Protesters Standing Up for Justice [1600+ signatures] (Last updated on May 19, 2024): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/656e69d1c90c203e4496ec8c/t/664b68d4991b9e5acfc7e6af/1716218068508/US+Scholars+to+University+Presidents+May+19+1%2C600%2B.pdf
French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs: International Criminal Court – Prosecutor applies to ICC for arrest warrants ["For many months now, France has been warning about the imperative of strict compliance with international humanitarian law and particularly the unacceptable nature of the civilian losses in the Gaza Strip, and insufficient humanitarian access. France supports the International Criminal Court, its independence and the fight against impunity in every situation."] (May 20, 2024): https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fen/french-foreign-policy/international-justice/news/article/international-criminal-court-prosecutor-applies-to-icc-for-arrest-warrants-20
Hadja Lahbib, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs: "Crimes committed in Gaza must be prosecuted at the highest level, regardless of the perpetrators. The fight against impunity wherever crimes occur is a priority for Belgium. Belgium supports the work of the International Criminal Court. The Request submitted by the Court's prosecutor, Karim Khan, for arrest warrants against both Hamas and Israeli officials is an important step in the investigation of the situation in Palestine. Belgium will continue to support the essential work of international justice to ensure that those responsible for all crimes are held accountable." (May 20, 2024): https://x.com/hadjalahbib/status/1792527999784361999
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of Palestine (May 20, 2024): https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-state
Amnesty International: ICC applications for arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Sinwar and other senior Israeli and Hamas officials crucial step towards justice (May 21, 2024): https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/05/israel-opt-icc-applications-for-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-sinwar-and-other-senior-israeli-and-hamas-officials-crucial-step-towards-justice/
Backing settlement, Ben Gvir says he’d be ‘very happy to live in Gaza’ after the war: If ‘hundreds of thousands’ of Palestinians leave the Strip, ‘we will be able to bring in more and more people,’ National Security minister says (May 21, 2024): https://www.timesofisrael.com/backing-settlement-ben-gvir-says-hed-be-very-happy-to-live-in-gaza-after-the-wa
Harvard Faculty Overwhelmingly Vote to Allow Seniors Disciplined Over Encampment to Graduate (May 21, 2024): https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/5/21/faculty-vote-allow-suspended-seniors-graduate/
Israeli historian Ilan Pappé: I was detained at a US airport and asked about Israel and Gaza for 2 hours. Why? Border agents asked whether I believe Israel is committing genocide and what I think of popular protest slogans shortly after I landed in Detroit (May 21, 2024): https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/21/ilan-pappe-israel-gaza-zionism
Nearly 500 Harvard Faculty, Staff Blast Sanctions Against Pro-Palestine Protesters in Open Letter (May 21, 2024): https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/5/21/harvard-faculty-staff-open-letter-ad-board/
The ICC Wants to Prosecute Israeli Leaders. The U.S.’s Rejection Threatens the Rules-Based Order (May 21, 2024): https://time.com/6980747/us-israel-gaza-icc-prosecution/
PREPARED REMARKS: Bernie Sanders on ICC Seeking Arrest Warrants for Hamas and Israeli Leaders Amidst the Ongoing Humanitarian Disaster in Gaza (May 22, 2024): https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/prepared-remarks-sanders-on-icc-seeking-arrest-warrants-for-hamas-and-israeli-leaders-amidst-the-ongoing-humanitarian-disaster-in-gaza/
Letter to President Biden Regarding Threats to the International Criminal Court [Signed by: Action Corps (US); Adehsur; The Advocates for Human Rights (US); The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (Sudan); African Francophone Coalitions for the ICC; Alliance for Peacebuilding; American Association for the International Commission of Jurists; American Friends Service Committee; Amnesty International USA; Aotearoa Lawyers for Peace (New Zealand); Arab Canadian Lawyers Association (Canada); Asociación Nacional de Centros de Investigación, promoción social y desarrollo (Peru); Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos (Peru); Association of Reintegration of Crimea (Ukraine and France); Atrocities Watch Africa; Australian Centre for International Justice (Australia); Ayus Network of Buddhists Volunteers on International Cooperation (Japan); Barah Aamen (Egypt); Basel Peace Office (Switzerland); BDS Tokyo (Japan); Brooklyn For Peace (US); Caminos de la Memoria (Peru); Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (Canada); Center for Civilians in Conflict; Center for Constitutional Rights (US); Center for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (Egypt); Center for International Policy; Centro de Desarrollo Étnico (Peru); Centro de Investigación de Crímenes Atroces (Mexico); Centro de Investigación y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (Honduras); Centro de Prevención Tratamiento y Rehabilitación de las Víctimas de la Tortura y sus Familiares (Honduras); Centro Investigación Capacitación Asesoría y Promoción (Peru); Chernobyl Hibakusha Support, Kansai (Japan); Citizens for Global Solutions (US); Colectivo por los Derechos de las Personas Adultas Mayores (Peru); Comisión de Derechos Humanos de El Salvador (El Salvador); Comisión de Justicia Social (Peru); Corporación Humanas Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género (Colombia); Darfur Women Action Group; Demand Progress Education Fund (US); Derechos Humanos y Medio Ambiente (Peru); Dominican Leadership Conference (US); Due Process of Law Foundation (US); Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (Egypt); Egyptian Human Rights Forum (France); Egyptians Without Borders Foundation (Egypt); Eleanor Lives! (US); Ensaaf (US); Fundación Ecuménica Para el Desarollo y la Paz (Peru); Ganoubia Hora (Egypt); Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect; Global Justice Center; Grupo de Iniciativa Nacional por los Derechos del Niño; Historians for Peace and Democracy (US); Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley (US); Human Rights First (US); Human Rights Now (Japan); Human Rights Watch; iACT; Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention; Institute for the Study of Genocide; Instituto de Defensa Legal (Peru); Instituto de Democracia y Derechos Humanos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; International Criminal Court Alliance (US); International Federation for Human Rights; J Street (US); Japan Campaign to Ban Landmines (Japan); Japan International Volunteer Center; Just Foreign Policy (US); KYOTO AALA (Japan); Laboratorio de Paz (Venezuela); Law and Democracy Support Foundation (Germany); Lawyers Alert (Nigeria); Legal Pact for the Future; Media Initiative for Human Rights (Ukraine); Middle East Democracy Center; Minnesota Peace Project (US); Movement Medicine Japan; Movimiento Jatarishun (Peru); MPower Change Action Fund; National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd United States; Network Against Japan Arms Trade; Network for Peace in Syria (Japan); Never Again Coalition (US); No Business With Genocide (US); No Peace Without Justice; Parliamentarians for Global Action; Passionists International (US); Pax Christi (US); Paz y Esperanza (Peru); Peace Action (US); Peace Direct (US); Piece of Syria (Japan); Plataforma de Comercio Justo y Consumo Ético Perú (Peru); Plataforma por la Democracia (Peru); Presbyterian Church (USA); Programa Venezolano de Educación Acción en Derechos Humanos (Venezuela); Red para la Infancia y la Familia – Peru; REDRESS Trust; The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in Southwest Asia and North Africa; Réseau Equitas Côte d’Ivoire; Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights; The Sentry; Sinai Foundation for Human Rights (Egypt); Sisters of Mercy of the Americas – Justice Team; StoptheDrugWar.org (US); Sudan Human Rights Network; The United Church of Christ (US); Ukrainian Legal Aid Foundation (Ukraine); US Campaign for Palestinian Rights; Veterans For Peace (US); Win Without War (US); WITNESS; Women for Weapons Trade Transparency; Women’s Active Museum on War and Peace (Japan); Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice; World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy; World Service Authority; World Without Genocide (US); YMCA of Japan; Zarga Organization for Rural Development (Sudan)] (May 22, 2024): https://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/sites/default/files/cicc_documents/Joint%20NGO%20Letter%20to%20President%20Biden%20on%20the%20International%20Criminal%20Court.pdf
‘Terrible idea’: Bernie Sanders on Netanyahu addressing Congress as ICC seeks his arrest (May 22, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88RCwqyEB4Q
Dr. Adam Hamawy Describes Desperate Conditions at Gaza Hospitals Amid Attacks & Lack of Supplies (May 23, 2024): https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/23/gaza_hospitals
European Union staff sign letter expressing concerns over its handling of Gaza crisis: More than 200 signatories cite EU’s ‘continued apathy’ to plight of Palestinians and seek official call for ceasefire (May 24, 2024): https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/24/more-than-200-eu-staff-sign-letter-expressing-concerns-over-gaza-crisis
"Very abnormal": Expert worries pro-Israel megadonors trying to make Dems a "pro-Netanyahu party" (May 24, 2024): https://www.salon.com/2024/05/24/very-abnormal-expert-worries-pro-israel-megadonors-trying-to-make-dems-a-pro-netanyahu-party/

I had a moment today where I felt frustrated and wanted to react to an "unfavorable" circumstance in the 3D. When I got home, I had an urge to sit down and journal, and as I was writing, I started making a list of the things I've manifested, with and without conscious awareness of what I was doing. This may be a long post, but I promise it's worth it. As I was writing, I kept having the thought, "Post this on Reddit," and after ignoring the thought several times, I stopped journaling and decided to listen to it.
Looking back at my life before I had a single clue who Neville was or what manifestation meant, I see how I created every circumstance and ultimately got everything I desired, "good" and "bad." I've manifested under every circumstance: the "impossible," being told no/never going to happen, feeling sad, heartbroken, devastated, defeated, angry, desperate, needy, jealous, happy, excited, noticing lack, etc. Before reading about Neville and truly understanding and consciously applying his teachings, making this list helped me realize that I was already applying these things without knowing.
So, here's my list:

• Dream car #1: VW Beetle Convertible. Long story short, I always wanted this car. I remember being a little girl, seeing every hot girl main character driving one in every early 2000s movie, loving it, and thinking I'd drive that car when I was older. Once I got my permit and my dad started talking to me about cars, the game plan was whatever we could get that would be safe, get me from point A to point B, and fit the price range he and my mom decided on. My parents were already divorced, and at the last minute, my mom spitefully decided she would no longer be financially contributing. My dad felt bad, and when we started looking at car options, he asked me what my dream car was. when I said a VW Beetle, he laughed but agreed to look. We spent days at the dealership, test-driving and talking numbers, but nothing met his safety requirements or seemed worth it in his eyes. I was disappointed because it sometimes looked promising, and I had gotten my hopes up. The last day we went to the dealer, the car salesman gave me the keys to sit in the car while he talked numbers with my dad. I remember "daydreaming" (I later realized that I was just visualizing the wish fulfilled) about what it would be like to have the car. That night, my dad told me he didn't want to disappoint me, but that was not an option. I let it go, but I had this inner feeling/knowing that it would work out as it was meant to. I would get my dream car. The next day, I resumed my routine, got home from school, and napped. My dad told me he was going to the VW dealership to "talk numbers" and refused to let me come with him; he kept saying it would be boring- I gave up on asking and thought nothing of it. I woke up to my sister calling me, asking me to go outside and help my dad with groceries, which she had never done before. I remember being annoyed that she woke me up, and I told her to help him. She fought with me and said, "We'll both help him." I sat outside, and there it was... my dad was driving my dream fucking car with a big ribbon on it, and it was better than I could've ever imagined. It was the exact color I wanted, basically brand new, 6 months CPO, and a fucking convertible (which was entirely unrealistic for our price range, so I never even thought about this!). He told me that he felt so bad he couldn't sleep that night, checked the dealer's backlot website randomly at 3 AM, found this car, and had a gut feeling, so he put a payment down.
• Dream car #2: Audi A3. When I say my Beetle was my fucking dream car, I mean it. I was, and still am, so abundantly grateful for that car. Last year, around this time, my car was being serviced, and I was borrowing my dad's fancy Audi sports car to get to and from work and school because he works from home. I had his car for about a week. As an underpaid graduate student and full-time intern, buying/leasing/owning my own car, AUDI, no less, was impossible and not even a thought in my mind. On the last day that I had his car, I remember thinking that I was going to miss it because fuck, it's a nice car, the ride is so much smoother than my car, and it's nice to drive a luxury car. I started visualizing what it would be like and what it would feel like to be driving my own Audi, black interior and exterior, A3 body, but still somewhat sporty, driving to work, listening to my music, going down the exact road that I physically was in the 3D at the time. I had no conscious intention of manifesting this, I just thought "It'll be nice when I'm older, set in my career, and can afford to drive my own Audi one day." The next fucking day, my dad randomly called me to say, "Nothing's wrong, so don't worry, but I think we should talk about car options." He said that because my car was getting older and needed additional service, we'd likely have to put a few thousand dollars into it if I planned to drive it until it broke down, which was always the plan. He said the other option was to look into trading in my car, come up with a price range, and see the options. He said we can look at VW, honda, "oh, and hear me out, Audi might be an option because we can trade in your car with them." I remember laughing and telling him I could not afford that. I humored him, and within 3 days, my very own dream Audi, down to the make, model, features, interior and exterior, and mileage, just within my price range, pretty much fell into my lap. I remember starting out this car shopping journey by saying, "I have no business owning an Audi at 23 years old," guess what? It made no sense because this is NOT a logical process. I damn well am now a 24-year-old with my dream car, all in my name, against all circumstances. It literally made no sense to even manifest this, but without consciously knowing, I did manifest it! When we first went to the Audi dealer, I fell in love with several cars, and none of them fit our list. Deal after deal fell through until my dad "randomly" got a call that an employee traded in his Audi A3 S line, 6 months CPO, and with a trade-in, it fit my exact budget.
• $$: Too many money manifestations are coming to mind, so I'll stick to what works for me regarding manifesting money. Growing up, I had horrible views and beliefs about money, because I grew up poor, and my mom spent every dime she did have on designer purses for herself instead of feeding my sister and I. As I got older and went through a shit ton of therapy, my beliefs and views about money were challenged and eventually changed into healthier ones. Even in the most anxious circumstances, I assume and have an inner knowing that I always have more money than I need. I used to say this out loud as an affirmation, but it impressed my subconscious mind, and I just knew it, and it reflected in my 3D all the time. Last week, an unexpected bill popped up that threw off my budget plan, and my instinct was to freak out. I had a million anxious thoughts, but my thoughts immediately switched to that inner knowing, that I always have more money than I need. I let it go and stopped worrying, knowing that it always works out for me. Two days ago, I randomly got sent $250 from a family member I haven't spoken to in months. Yesterday, my paycheck was $2,000 more than I expected.
• Random, "small manifestations": Just a few days ago I was watching a youtube video, and the guy mentioned that he assumed he would get free coffee. He detailed his experience of randomly getting a free coffee out of seemingly nowhere at Starbucks. I thought, "huh, that's fun, I'll do that too." I wasn't specific, but in my mind, I knew I would be receiving something for free at Starbucks. I forgot all about it, went to Starbucks drive thru the next day, ordered matcha and 1 birthday cake pop. I got my cake pop and there was a bit of a wait for my drink. As I was waiting, the woman that was helping me stepped aside and another barista came to the window. He asked if I'd already gotten my cake pop and apologized for the wait for my drink. I told him I did and no problem at all. He came back with another bag and asked if I wanted another cake pop. I was so confused and he saw that and told me they try not to sell broken cake pops. I said sure, I'll take it. There were two more cake pops in the bag, paid for 1, got 3.
  • I've started setting intentions each day. I work with my SP, so I've decided that he's wearing my sweatshirt to work. And he did. He's notorious for showing up late to work, but I decided that he would be coming in early one morning. And he did, and everyone was saying "Wtf, that's weird, why is he here?" And now he's earlier than I am every day.
• SP: I've manifested many SPs, all with different circumstances, stories, etc. My current SP is a fun one. I manifested him into my life without consciously intending to; he just fit all the qualities I wanted and showed up as the person I desired. The start of our relationship was everything I wanted, affirmed for, and visualized. He made me feel so loved just by looking at me, I could tell by one look that the man was so madly in love with me. He was romantic, patient, kind, emotionally intelligent, said all the right things, did all the right things, he was all about me, and only me. Then I took myself off the pedastal, lost sight of my own confidence and self-concept, and became extremely anxious and afraid of commitment, intimacy, and vulnerability. And guess what. EIYPO. I didn't want this to happen, but I created it. He simply reflected everything I thought about myself, everything I feared. The man that gave me a key to his house, had a name for our future child, wrote love letters and poems about me, and was so incredibly infatuated with my presence, now feared commitment, emotional connection, and intimacy. Looking back at my journal entries from this time, when I became anxious and fearful, the things I wrote down, he reflected back to me word for word. Since the breakup, I've taken a long, hard, true look at my beliefs, fears, and improved my self concept. I've committed to myself, to the law, and to him. I created a 3P, again, I didn't want this, but the fear took over, and the old story has to play out. I've gotten movement, because circumstances never fucking matter, ever. There is always movement. He reflects my own affirmations back to me, and he plays the role that I've assigned him.

There's so much more, but I started writing this as a journal entry to remind myself of my power, and that this is NOT meant to be hard or difficult. Time does not matter. The law is always at work, and this is meant to be effortless. When I catch myself questioning, "where is he?" "why isn't he showing up how I want?" I remind myself of my other manifestations. To be honest, it doesn't matter what technique I use, you use, or anyone else uses (I will talk about techniques, though, I got you), it matters what works for you, what feels most natural for you.
Techniques that work for me:

• 9 out of 10 times, simply deciding and assuming that, circumstances never matter, I want it for a reason, so it's mine. It's done. I don't need to worry, because I always get what I want, it always works out for me, and it's already mine. I want it because it already exists, it is already mine. Little me wanted a VW beetle so badly because a version of her already existed that HAD one.
• EIYPO. This is more so a concept, but I use it to my advantage. I feared commitment, connection, vulnerability, and intimacy, so guess what... SP suddenly did. I viewed myself as a priority and the best thing that's ever happened to him, so guess what... SP did, and made sure to prove it to me. When I expected SP to think that I was needy, too much, he did. When I expected SP to jump into another relationship, he did. When I expected SP to blow up my phone with texts and phone calls and tell me he misses me, he did. Take a long hard look at how you view yourself, how you view others, and your expectations. Seriously. Don't overcomplicate it.
• Affirmations. There have been times that I wanted something so badly I would just robotically affirm until I believed it. This worked for me in a lot of ways. I lacked confidence for years, so I started saying every morning, "I'm growing more confident each day." One day, I realized, "oh shit, I feel good. It's working." It's been a year, and I'm down 75 pounds, and I have the utmost confidence in myself, internally and externally.
• FEELING. Every time I visualized, for example, with the Audi A3, I visualized with so much detail, and although my mind was telling me, there's no fucking way this can become your reality, at least not anytime soon, I felt so excited. It felt natural. Don't force a feeling. With SP, I genuinely felt so loved and adored, I didn't even need to hear the words from him. I remember the first time we hung out and he looked at me, I thought "wow I can see the love in his eyes, I don't even need him to say it." The night he told me he fell in love with me, he reflected that back to me, "Nobody has ever looked at me the way that you do, and I've never looked at anyone the way I look at you. I can just tell how much you love me when you look at me."

I feeeeel like I'm starting to ramble and lose my focus now. I hope this helps someone that's feeling discouraged, feeling frustrated with their 3D, focusing too much on circumstances, questioning why/how/when, or feeling like they're not doing enough. When I look back at everything I've wanted that manifested for me when everything in the 3D showed me that it was nearly impossible, it was effortless. It's not meant to be hard. So give yourself a break, you don't need to do a million techniques, watch every youtube video, read every reddit post. It's yours. And on that note, I'm going to listen to my own advice and stop overcomplicating this for myself with SP. I know my power, and I know all that I need to do. The BOI was hard for me, but I know that I created everything that occurred. Sometimes it takes a bit for the old story to fully wash out, but trust that there is ALWAYS movement. You don't need 3D validation. You don't need proof. YOU are the proof. Do what feels right for you. I'm not stressed about the old story when it pops up, because I know that what I want, I already have. Log off and focus on what feels good. Would the version of you that already has your SP back be stressing about the 3D or wondering where he is? No. When you decide you want something, then decide it is yours, IT IS YOURS. It doesn't need to make sense, it doesn't need to be logical, and it does not matter what the current circumstances are.

Hello,
If a section 21 is served to only one tenants email address is it valid for the other tennat?
I only found out it had been served a month after it had been served and I am named on the lease. I am named on the letter but obviously did not receive it.

hi reddit, i’m a tenant in a college town in nj and the duplex i live in has mice. my lease started june 2023 and we have renewed for the next year as well.
we first noticed them a couple months ago and put out 4 traps on each level. we didn’t catch a single mouse. we even bought traps for the neighbors in the duplex and while they have seen mice, they didn’t catch any either.
we notified our landlord last week of the problem and asked him to hire an exterminator. he said to keep putting up traps and “lots of houses have mice.” we put up more traps and still haven’t caught anything.
there are four of us per one unit, and the real problem for me started this week when i noticed mice in my room. my room is fairly clean, i never have food in there - i suspect they’re only in my room because it’s above the kitchen. anyway, because of this my room is uninhabitable and i’ve had to stay with my parents the last week.
i’m at my wits end. i also broke my foot this week falling down the porch steps of the house so i’m fairly unable to put up more traps myself. i want to hire an exterminator, but i want to take the cost out of my rent check.
according to nj law, tenants have a right to withhold rent, break the lease, or take the cost of an exterminator out of the rent check. but my landlord is notoriously difficult and dodgy and i’m sure he will push back further if i get more aggressive about it.
i’m just not sure what the best way to approach this is. how should i bring it to him? if i say i’m taking the exterminator price out of rent and he threatens to evict us, what can i say? i can’t afford a lawyer most likely.
not sure if this is relevant, but the neighbors are moving out and new tenants will be moving into the next unit in july. i’m sure he has an obligation to solve this problem for the next tenants at the very least. can this help our cause?
thanks in advance

My wife(24) and I (23) cut our lease short in our old apartment building at the end of March. We live in the state of Hawaii. We had a $1,000 security deposit. We paid $2,750 base rent for a total of $3,200 with utilities and parking included. This was our monthly rent amount. When we broke our lease early we paid two months worth of base rent ($5,500) and, since it was the end of the month, our monthly rent as well.
This brings us to now. The letter they sent me a few days ago states:
Security deposit- $1,000
Charges :
Parking - $250
Admin fee - $9.50
Utility charge - Electric- $577.92
Utility charge - Gas - $44.27
Utility charge - Sewer - $74.76
Utility charge - Trash - $10.47
Utility charge - Water - $16.66
Move out charges -
Paint Partial - $280.60
Cleaning Partial - $198.95
Total - $1,463.13
Net amount due - $463.13
So here I am wondering why our old apartment is mailing me this bill of utilities that I have to pay for. I'm confused on why they are charging this when I already paid for the month of April. When I filled out the paperwork to break the lease, there was no mention of anything more to pay for other than the potential of not getting the deposit back.
I'd also like to add that I'm in the Military so I wasn't there for the first few months. I'm very uneducated on this whole thing and wondering what actions I can take to figure out how much I actually owe.

I'm going to try to keep this as brief as possible.
I (37M) got involved with a married lady (40F) which I had known for 3 years at the time. She told me her husband didn't love her, didn't want her, they were talking about divorce and were going to get a divorce, etc. She was talking to me on the phone until 1 or 2 AM when he would come in from strip clubs and such, according to her.
The plan was for her to get a divorce, and we were going to move in together, a few months down the road. She ended up placing an audio recording device in his vehicle and discovered he was cheating. At this point, I think they were fighting, because he told her to get out, and she told me we 'have to get a place now'. I ended up getting a place of her choosing, over the budget I had told her. She lived 1.5 hours from my town, and wouldn't come here. She said I must come there.
She found out who her husband was cheating with, found out she was married too, and wanted me to see if I could find this lady's husband and his address. I did, and she wanted me to drive her there at which time she was going to place a letter in his mail box with her phone number telling him to call her, she was going to talk to him about the cheating. He pulled in, she ended up talking with him that day, ME, HER, and HIM, had drinks that night and they were exchanging evidence they had on each other's spouses. She introduced me to him as her 'friend'.
She filed for a contested divorce, on the grounds of adultery, the day she and I moved in together. She was a bit controlling, had a questionable background from the things she told me about her past, and I kind of felt like she was cheating too, and it was odd that she filed for a contested divorce on the grounds of adultery while she was doing the same thing.
I made the mistake of telling some of my family members and friends about the situation, and they were all like, RUN. So, even though I loved the lady, I had some major questions, and they made me feel like I was going to ruin my life. I felt like a whirlwind of things going on in my head and ended up telling her I was backing out on the lease, and going back to my town, and she could come. We got into arguments and both said some things we shouldn't have. I came back to my town for 2 nights, and we were supposed to meet back up there at 9 or 930 PM on a Wednesday night. She lied to me about where she was and showed up at 2AM, and I found out her whole story was a sham. I can't prove where she was, but I definitely think she cheated on me, but I proved her story was a lie, which she admitted when I pointed on some of the things she lied about.
This whole situation caused us to split up, and after I thought about it all, and analyzed everything, I thought I shouldn't have backed out on her like that, and the whole thing was my fault, and I have been trying to get her back since I came to that conclusion, because I really loved her, just had a bout of confusion since my life changed so quickly.
The husband started fighting the divorce, and she started saying "if we get back together, it will be adultery, we'll get back together when my divorce is finalized'... and she just cut me off from being so affectionate, intimate, never denying me sex, to basically like I was nothing. She started being really mean and saying she just wanted to be 'friends if anything'. Her husband settled with her, he's now paying $3,000 per month alimony for 2 years, they have no kids.
I kept being weak telling her that I was sorry, I wanted her back, and she said she was following God now, and she was putting him first, me second... she quit calling, texting, started treating me rude, etc... disappearing at nights and weekends, but she'd call to put me down and degrade me when she was driving in her car alone and stuff like that.
She kept being mean to me and I felt like she was lying to me and giving me the run around. I tried to back off and leave her alone. She ended up calling wanting us to go on a trip one weekend, which I agreed to. On the trip, she didn't want to take any pictures together, and acted like she wanted to hide me. On the way back she looked through my phone and found out I was talking to other women... because she and I were not together... she ended up blocking me on social media and telling me I was not trustworthy, but we'd still get back together if I would cut all of the women off, sell all of my real estate in my town, and buy a house in 1 of 3 neighborhoods in the town that she's in that she likes. I thought this was super messed up.
We end up meeting again for me to HELP HER with something... she demands to look through my phone. She said if I don't let her look in it she will leave and never speak to me again. She sees I am still talking to two women which at that point she says she never wants to see me or be with me again and leaves abruptly because I wouldn't call them and tell them I loved another woman, then block them while she watched.
As hurt as I was, I felt like I couldn't pursue any further, so I didn't contact her for a month, and then she called me three weeks in a row, which I finally answered. We talked for over an hour, and I tell her again that I'm not a bad guy, and really love her. She says we will get back together after she finishes this important thing she's working on (I can't mention it on reddit, but it's legit). in July. She said she didn't want us to be fighting and for her emotions to go up and down while she is doing this. She told me to just back off, don't be pushy, and she promised we'll get back together at this time.
Now, she's been calling more, at odd hours like before, still telling me we're going to get back together but for me not to talk about it or discuss it until she gets done with this thing. (When I don't talk about it, she always ends up bringing it up). She's told me I need to be doing the right thing, be trustworthy, all of this. She told me she would respect me more if I would just be HONEST with her about everything.
I end up hiring a private detective, and she's staying at her apartment a little in the mornings when she calls me, and LIVING at night with the guy who is the ex-husband of the woman her husband was cheating with. I met this guy she is living with the same exact time she did, when we were together, which I mentioned above.
First of all, I feel totally responsible for this situation. I feel like had I not backed out on her, she and this guy would've never got involved like this. I feel like she started questioning my love for her, each of their spouses were cheating on each other, then me being out of the picture briefly gave them the opportunity to hit it off.
Secondly, it feels like she's either leading me on, stringing me along, or planning on getting rid of this guy and whatever the case, I don't like it. Should I end up confronting her with it and blocking her? Should I continue talking to her and act like I know nothing?
TLDR; My (37M) Ex Girlfriend (40F) Says She'll Get Back Together With Me In 2 Months. I Hired Private Detective and She's Living With a Guy At Night Which She Met The Same Time I Did. The guy is the ex-husband to the woman her husband was cheating with.

I know most people have apartments set for Fall but I unfortunately renewed my lease thinking I would stay here for grad school, turns out that is not the case. I need someone to take over my lease at Varsity House. I live in a 2x2 and it would be $814 including parking!!! The lease would start August 1st instead of mid August like most places. Please lmk if you’re interested.

I'm just trying to figure out if it is worth my time and money to sue my landlord in small claims court to recover my security deposit. Looking for a second opinion or if anyone has advice on the process.
I was on a lease with my previous apartment and my landlord required a 60 day notice prior to move-out. I had intended to renew my lease, but my dad fell seriously ill a week before my renewal was due. So, I decided to not renew the lease, and planned to relocate to an apartment closer to my dad instead. I work mostly remote anyway and only go into the office like once a month. I had to put in a request at work to relocate still because it was across state lines, which took a couple weeks for it to be approved. Since there was no details on the lease about what would happen if I was late on giving 60 day notice of moving out, I went and saw the landlord in person to explain that I was waiting on final approval from my work to relocate, and wasn't sure if I'd be moving or not. Landlord told me that for each day I was late in giving notice, they would prorate the cost of rent per day and apply to my security deposit. I wasn't too happy about this, but accepted it. After it all I ended up giving only a 50 day notice of move out, prior to when my lease ended.
The next time I speak to my landlord it's a month later and I'm scheduling my move out. My lease ended the last day of the month, but I confirmed with them it was ok to move out the weekend before my lease ended. This is not an uncommon thing. I've rented apartments before. It's often easier to get help with moving out on weekends. I still pay the full month and all utilities up until the end of the month. The landlord was fine with this. The move out goes fine. I leave the apartment spotless.
They send me a letter in the mail a month later with charge for "Insufficient Notice Fee" for the full price of my security deposit. I lived in the surrounding NYC area, so it was quite large of a security deposit to lose. I email them dozens of times, call their management and leasing offices nearly a dozen times, and leave several messages. They basically ghost me. Then one day someone finally picks up the phone and I explain the 50 day notice and conversation I had with landlord. They proceed to tell me that the late notice was due to me moving out nearly a week ahead of my lease end date. I was livid and explained that I gave notice to landlord in person of the planned move out. They gave me the contact info of one of the leasing agents. Who also proceeded to ghost me for another 2 weeks. She finally responds to my email saying it took her awhile to respond because she was waiting on their lawyer to respond to her. She says that nothing can be done to refund my security deposit due to legal reasons. I ask her to clarify legal reasons and now I'm back to being ghosted.
I live in a different state now, so it would take quite a lot of effort and time to return to file a claim in small claims court. Also, both the 60 day notice and move out scheduling conversations happened in person with the landlord. So, if they claim that never happened, is it perfectly legal for them to take my entire security deposit for me vacating the apartment a week ahead of my lease end date? Is this a reasonable enough complaint to seek judgement in small claims to potentially get my security deposit back?

Does landlord require to give a reason for not renewing a lease ?

About a year ago, I found a house to rent in Fairfax County. At the time, I spoke with the realtor who also communicated with the landlord, very clearly, that I was looking for a place where I could be for a few years, at least. My previous situation was a disaster with the landlord deciding to sell his house and asked to terminate the lease early. It was devastating!
I have two, young, special needs children. Moving is extremely expensive, draining, and disrupts their school. This was one of the primary factors for me when choosing a place to live. I was assured by the realtor numerous times that the landlord hopes that we stay there for a long time, and I even have a welcome email from the landlord saying he hopes we stay a long time.
In the lease, I asked about renewal options, and while it was a one year lease, it included language that states that either tenant and/or landlord may deliver notice that they wish to extend or renew the lease no less than 60 days prior to the end date.
I specifically asked about this clause when signing the lease, and I was informed that all I needed to do was send the landlord notification that I wish to extend the lease and that I was empowered to do so.
With 60 days approaching in a couple of weeks, I sent the landlord a quick message saying that I wanted to renew the lease for another year. He responded saying that he wants the house back and does not intend to renew and did not provide any reason. When I tried to discuss it, like if he wanted a rent increase he just said no, and that he wanted the house back.
I spent over 10k on my move here, not to mention ordered certain pieces of custom furniture etc. because I intended to stay here for an extended period of time. I am disabled, with two special needs children, and moving is obscenely difficult for me. Two months notice is barely any time and I have only recently started to get settled. I cannot afford another 10k move and the disruption to my life and the lives of my children. I have some suspicion it may be due to some renovations he may want to make to the house. We recently had an electrician visit who notified us that there was some work that was not up to code, and I did ask the landlord if/when he planned on getting it corrected.
Do I, as a tenant, have any rights here?

I received a lease renewal offer this week. I rent from Candle Park Properties and they increased my rent 7.8% this year and 6.5% last year. They were not willing to negotiate at all.
An over 14% increase in 2 years is absurd. What have other Fargo renters experienced in the last several years for rent increases?

AITA for not letting my landlord stay with me?
This happened a couple years ago but I still wonder if I was in the wrong for this.
Back in 2018 I kind of fell back assward into the most amazing housing situation. At the time, I (25f) was a single young woman renting the five bedroom three bath house next door to my grandma. She was good friends with the couple who owned it before they moved, so she was able to put me in contact with them when I needed a place to live. They rented me this house for an insanely low rate. I was basically a glorified house sitter, maintaining the yard and making sure no pipes burst, etc. My rent was just enough to offset their property taxes.
Summer 2019 my landlords (couple in their 60s) came to town on their way to somewhere else. They wanted to sleep in the downstairs bedroom of the house, which I do not use. I was supremely uncomfortable with the idea, namely because I am a very anxious person and I don’t like people in my space. Add to that the fact that these people are strangers. They were friends with my grandma, not me. I have met them all of twice. I told them I was not comfortable with them staying here, and they got annoyed, saying now they have to pay for somewhere to stay, and why can’t they just sleep in their own house? It was awkward as hell but they did end up staying somewhere else.
Fast forward to the next year, when my lease was up for renewal. They added a clause requiring me to allow them “or family members” to stay in the house, with two weeks given notice. I signed it because I didn’t want to move. Then Covid hit and I got out of dealing with their visits for two years. They returned in 2022, and again wanted to stay with me, regardless of the fact that they gave me less than a week’s notice. They laid on the guilt pretty thick, saying I owed them for how many repairs and improvements they had put into the house while I lived there. (For context: a new water heater, new furnace, new stove, and paying to remove a tree that blew over in a storm) Before me the house was vacant for seven years, and many of the fixtures were original to the house (built in the 80s) so I thought of course they are going to start breaking now that someone is using them again, but I digress.
I pushed back on them again, citing the lack of notice. They ended up staying with their daughter who lives nearby, but when they kicked me out to sell the house the next year they were super petty about my security deposit and kept most of it.
Was I unreasonable for not wanting them to stay with me? I mean, it was their house, and I wasn’t using the downstairs. But the idea of my landlords looking over my entire house for a week while I was trying to live and work at my very stressful job, all while struggling to keep on top of my mental health? It makes me feel sick just remembering it. Was I the Assconaut?

So my roommate and I are getting ready to move out of our current shitty apartment and our lease is up on June 30th 2024. Our leasing office wanted a 60 day notice so on May 1st 2024 my roommate called the office, and kept getting the voicemail, so he left a message and told them that we are leaving and not going to renew our lease. He left his number in the voicemail and asked them to call him back if there are any issues. Fast forward and on May 23rd he got a text from the office saying that they already auto renewed our lease and that we had to give them a notice in writing. I checked the lease agreement and it does state that it needs to be in writing, and the office is trying to get us to pay for rent on our apartment until they fill it. We were never told that it had to be in writing, and they never called us back to let us know that there were issues with our notice. Funny enough if you check the reviews for this place there’s multiple people who have similar stories. I am at a loss of what to do, does anyone have any advice?