Key Players

A rent board, or other public agency, enforces JCEC.  As with many laws to protect tenants, building and mobilizing a broad base of support for JCEC is critical to using and maintaining the effectiveness of this tool.  In addition to renters, community organizers should enlist support from other individuals and organizations committed to affordable, mixed-income, multi-racial communities.  JCEC campaigns have found outspoken allies among public officials, neighborhood associations, small homeowners, labor and tenants unions, student groups, mental health organizations, elderly groups, women's organizations, and faith-based communities.   National organizations such as ACORN can also provide support to local JCEC campaigns.