[3] Union members pressured Bozeman City Council to ban short-term rentals to increase housing supply in June 2023.
Organizers argue tenants being unable to afford lawyers leads to higher eviction rates and more homelessness, describing TRTC as "getting to the root cause rather than applying band-aids.
[9] Morrison ran on fully banning short-term rentals and establishing community land trusts as a means of addressing housing shortages.
The group laid out a list of demands, including a $5000 payout due to tenants allegedly living with mold and other unresolved maintenance issues, rent negotiations, and a say in the result of a sale of the property.
Union members threatened a rent strike if demands were not met by their landlords and Capital 11.