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Youth United for Community Action (YUCA) has released Homeless Now? East Palo Alto Tenants Struggle to Pay Rent Increases. The report documents the experiences and amplifies the voices of low-income community members facing steep and illegal rent increases for poorly maintained buildings. In collaboration with tenants, YUCA produced the report to expose the abusive practices of Page Mill Properties and inform public opinion, particularly San Mateo County Superior Court Judges. Homeless Now? complements the community mobilization efforts of several grassroots East Palo Alto groups toward identifying and enforcing a legal solution which upholds tenants rights. YUCA utilized the Foundation’s Capacity Building and Opportunity Fund to underwrite a portion of the publication costs.