NIMBY By Design: How Renters’ Voices Go Unheard
RadioEd co-host Emma Atkinson sits down with law professor Sarah Schindler to chat about how tenants don’t get a fair shake in the eyes of the law.

Hosted by Jordyn Reiland and Emma Atkinson, RadioEd is a triweekly podcast created by the ÎÄÐù̽»¨ Newsroom thatÌýtaps into the ÎÄÐù̽»¨â€™s deep pool of bright brains to explore the most exciting new research out of ÎÄÐù̽»¨. See below for a transcript of this episode.
Show Notes
Think about where you lay your head at night: Whether it’s an apartment, a house or a condo, do you own the place you sleep in?ÌýÌý
While it’s more common to own a home than to rent one, there are more people renting now in the United States than at any point since 1965.ÌýÌýÌý
More than 45 million households in this country are rentals—that’s more than a third of all households in the United States, made up of more than 100 million residents.ÌýÌý
And if you’re one of those 100 million renters, one ÎÄÐù̽»¨ researcher says, you’re at a disadvantage. You’re a legal tenant—but are you being treated as one?ÌýÌý
On this episode of RadioEd, Emma chats with Sarah Schindler, a professor at ÎÄÐù̽»¨â€™s Sturm College of Law and a property and land use scholar, aboutÌýthe multitude of ways that renters are treated as second-class citizens in the eyes of the law.Ìý
is nationally recognized for her scholarship, which focuses on property, land use, local government, and sustainable development. Her articles have been widely praised as creative and insightful additions to these fields.
At ÎÄÐù̽»¨, Schindler teaches property, land use, local government, real estate transactions, and animal law. Schindler is a musician, a vegan, a mountain climbing enthusiast, and an avid urban cyclist. She lives in Denver with her husband, son, and dog.Ìý
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by Sarah Schindler and Kellen ZaleÌý