{"id":1763,"date":"2026-09-01T11:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tacomatenants.org\/?p=1763"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:36:49","slug":"slumlord-art-show-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tacomatenants.org\/es\/2026\/09\/01\/slumlord-art-show-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Slumlord Art Show Recap!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last Saturday&#8217;s Slumlord Art Show was a powerful, funny event. What&#8217;s not so funny is landlords Rob and Candy Hoover spending a bunch of money on art galleries, yachts, and attorneys (who sent us a threatening letter just two days earlier). Imagine how much easier it would be if they just negotiated with their tenants.&nbsp; Check out the full video on our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SRLHKUF5X-0?emci=56fc351b-1ca7-f111-9b33-0022482a933b&amp;emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;ceid={{ContactsEmailID}}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube Channel<\/a><\/strong>, or the great videos and pics below. And be sure to go check out the art, which will stay up at Common Good Tacoma (621 Tacoma Ave S) for the next several weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.cdn.everyaction.com\/images\/van\/EA\/EA019\/1\/126196\/images\/Hoover%20Properties\/2%20cute%20Scratch%20That.jpg\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.cdn.everyaction.com\/images\/van\/EA\/EA019\/1\/126196\/images\/Hoover%20Properties\/Receipts%201.jpg\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.cdn.everyaction.com\/images\/van\/EA\/EA019\/1\/126196\/images\/Hoover%20Properties\/Receipts%202.jpg\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As parody MC and &#8220;Gallerist&#8221; Rob Hoover notes, the tenants used a satirical event to express their very real concerns with maintenance and mistreatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Satirical&quot; Slumlord Art Show Introduction\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YUsBKuUrXRw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Moira&amp;apos;s speech at the Satirical Slumlord Art Show\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pC3xtq8ikiI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moira&#8217;s speech highlighted how years of neglect from absentee, art gallery-owning landlords Rob and Candy Hoover have made their buildings unsafe, and the months tenants put into documenting code violations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isaac&#8217;s speech highlighted the terrible lease terms and mistreatment the Hoovers and their rotating cast of property managers have forced onto tenants over the last few years. We got the receipts to prove it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Isaac&amp;apos;s speech at the satirical Slumlord Art Show\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rrUJEEMZYLg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.cdn.everyaction.com\/images\/van\/EA\/EA019\/1\/126196\/images\/Hoover%20Properties\/Crowd%20Art%201.jpg\" width=\"300\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.cdn.everyaction.com\/images\/van\/EA\/EA019\/1\/126196\/images\/Hoover%20Properties\/Crowd%20Art%202.jpg\" width=\"300\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rachel&amp;apos;s speech at the Slumlord Art Show\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xAihzon78b0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel closed it out for our members, reflecting on how in just a few months, tenant leaders have fought off illegal rent increases, got terrible property managers fired, and forced hundreds of thousands of dollars in deferred maintenance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hoovers are still refusing to negotiate&#8230; But we&#8217;re not giving up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Rachel shared, we&#8217;ve been documenting countless issues across the Hoover buildings, and we&#8217;re taking pics and receipts to the city soon. 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