The Belden Sawyer Tenant Association

is a tenant union based in Chicago.

We believe that housing is a human right, not a financial instrument to be exploited by the rich for profit. We believe that all people deserve to feel safe and secure in—and have the right to demand safe, healthy, and fair conditions for—their homes and communities. We believe that tenants, not landlords, should set the terms for their own housing. We define a tenant as anyone who does not own their housing, including renters, the incarcerated, and the unhoused.