{"product_id":"abolish-landlords-elias-cassian-9798276346106","title":"Abolish Landlords: A Renter's Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbolish Landlords: A Renter's Manifesto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour landlord is a parasite. This isn't an insult-it's a fact. They produce nothing, contribute little, and extract wealth from you every month simply by owning the building you need to survive. And you've been told to be grateful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for every renter who's handed over half their paycheck to someone who did nothing to earn it. For everyone who's been priced out of their neighborhood. For everyone who's been told that affordable housing is impossible while landlords get rich. For everyone who's ever thought: \u003ci\u003eThere has to be a better way.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbolish Landlords\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case that housing is a human right, not a commodity-and that achieving housing justice requires not better landlords, but no landlords at all. Part indictment, part vision, part strategy manual, this manifesto exposes how the rental system works, who it serves, and how we can dismantle it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll find inside: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Indictment: \u003c\/b\u003e Why landlords are parasites who extract wealth without creating value, how rent is theft with a lease agreement, and why every landlord-even the \"nice\" ones-is your class enemy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe System: \u003c\/b\u003e How private property in housing is legalized theft, why capitalism requires landlords, and how the lies we're told about housing justify exploitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Vision: \u003c\/b\u003e What housing justice actually looks like-from Vienna's social housing to housing cooperatives to community land trusts. Proof that alternatives to landlordism exist and work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Strategy: \u003c\/b\u003e How to organize your building, know your rights, run a rent strike, defend against evictions, and connect to the broader movement for housing justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't theory. This is a practical guide to fighting back. Whether you're a frustrated renter, a tenant organizer, or someone who believes housing should be a right, this book gives you the analysis and tools to challenge landlord power and build alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHousing wasn't always a commodity. And it won't always be.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandlords were created through theft and violence. They can be abolished through organizing and collective action. This book shows you how.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbolish Landlords\u003c\/i\u003e is uncompromisingly militant but strategically smart-angry about exploitation while focused on winning. It's about building tenant power, fighting for immediate improvements, and working toward systemic transformation where no one profits from your need for shelter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour landlord takes half your income for doing nothing. That can end.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrganize. Resist. Abolish.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elias Cassian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798276346106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Elias Cassian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801168883967,"sku":"9798276346106","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abolish-landlords-elias-cassian-9798276346106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}