<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/new-jersey-housing-summit-tenants-rights.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>Tenants Have Rights. But Who Enforces Them? </teaser-title><teaser-description>Speakers at the Housing Justice Summit said New Jersey’s tenant protections are undermined by rent-deposit requirements, screening databases and uneven enforcement.</teaser-description><featured-video/><pubDate>10/23/2026</pubDate><title>Tenants Have Rights. But Who Enforces Them? </title><description>Speakers at the Housing Justice Summit said New Jersey’s tenant protections are undermined by rent-deposit requirements, screening databases and uneven enforcement. They called for greater access to counsel and stronger legislation.</description><author>By Sabina Lee</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/Housing%20Justice-320-180-1.png" alt="Flyer with text"/></image><category>Community Connections</category><department>Special Programs</department><relationships>Administration,Events,Faculty,Special Programs</relationships><shortnames>borgenlo</shortnames><tags><tag>Center for Social Justice</tag><tag>Clinics</tag><tag>Housing Justice</tag><tag>New Jersey</tag><tag>featured</tag></tags></item>