SBTU

Santa Barbara Tenants Union (SBTU) is a membership funded and led Union for and by tenants living in Santa Barbara (City and County). We formed in early 2020 with the aim of building the largest possible network of tenant solidarity into and throughout the pandemic, knowing that the crisis we as tenants were already facing was about to get much worse. Our approach has been more similar to a labor union (solidarity) than like a service provider nonprofit (charity). This means we aim not just to give out free services to tenants in need; we aim to recruit tenants into the Union and develop them into active tenant leaders who can learn to educate, empower and recruit more members. The idea is to grow a mass active membership and movement so that eventually, housing actually is a human right, not just a catchy phrase... Santa Barbara Tenants Union is dedicated to defending tenants against unjust evictions, rent increases, and negligent and abusive landlords... SBTU is independent from..

Also known as: Santa Barbara Tenants Union