Madison County Tenants Union

05/04/2026

Evictions Update: 42 evictions were filed in Madison County in April. Unfortunately, 42 families facing court eviction each month is typical for our county.

Nonetheless, there has been an overall decrease in the filing rate for 2026 so far compared to the last few years. If the trend continues, we would see the fewest filings since 2022. We will continue to monitor eviction filings as our neighbors face economic uncertainty and high prices.



Join us for our next meeting at the May tenants meeting at the Berea public library on May 14 at 6pm. Kids welcome, free food

04/24/2026

We are putting our plan into practice that will help us solve the local housing crisis and shelter emergency. Do you want to learn skills that will help us all make a difference? Join us!

Grow the tenant movement by developing the skills you need to have good conversations with your neighbors. We can meet all of our housing needs by working together.

We are the Madison County Tenants Union. We are everyday working families and neighbors coming together to make a difference across our county.

Whether you live in Big Hill, Waco, Bybee, Buggytown, or Boonesborough. Whether you live in Berea or Richmond, we invite you to come to our monthly meetings.

MONTHLY TENANTS MEETING:
WE WILL BE MEETING IN BEREA FOR MAY AT THE MADISON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY!

Thu. May 14, 2026
We start to gather at 6, meet, greet, and eat. Then get started at 6:30pm
KIDS WELCOME, SUPPER PROVIDED

NEED A RIDE:
We help folks who need a ride to the meetings by coordinating carpools. Message or email us if you will need a ride!

04/21/2026

We are putting our plan into practice that will help us solve the local housing crisis and shelter emergency. Do you want to learn skills that will help us all make a difference? Join us!

Grow the tenant movement by developing the skills you need to have good conversations with your neighbors. We can meet all of our housing needs by working together.

We are the Madison County Tenants Union. We are everyday working families and neighbors coming together to make a difference across our county.

Whether you live in Big Hill, Waco, Bybee, Buggytown, or Boonesborough. Whether you live in Berea or Richmond, we invite you to come to our monthly meetings.

MONTHLY TENANTS MEETING:
WE WILL BE MEETING IN BEREA FOR MAY AT THE MADISON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY!

Thu. May 14, 2026
We start to gather at 6, meet, greet, and eat. Then get started at 6:30pm

KIDS WELCOME, SUPPER PROVIDED

NEED A RIDE:
We help folks who need a ride to the meetings by coordinating carpools. Message or email us if you will need a ride!

04/15/2026

URGENT ACTION FOR TODAY! Takes 3 minutes! Let's get this across the finish line

Calling all Welcome Home Kentucky supporters–today and tomorrow are the final 2 days of the legislative session, the culmination of our past year of work! Send this post directly to anyone in your life who cares about everyday Kentuckians, and make a call yourself too!

We have reason to believe there is a real shot at finally getting our dismissed eviction expungement bill passed, in the final 2 days of the session.

HB 338 removes dismissed evictions from people’s records, which is nearly 45% of the 40,000 evictions filed yearly in Kentucky! It also prevents children from being listed on eviction filings. It passed the House with massive support in a vote of 95 to 0–so we know it has the political will to pass, if the Senate can just pick it up!

The KY state legislature is only in for two more days (April 14th and 15th).

Here’s what to do - take 5 min to dial 1-800-372-7181 today 7 am to 6 pm ET. You’ll get connected to an operator and then you say “I would like to leave a message for all Senators. Please prioritize and pass HB 338 immediately. We can’t go another year without real housing legislation - the House passed HB 338 95-0, and now it’s your turn!”

04/15/2026

MCTU cofounders joining with members and leaders!

04/14/2026

Gathering with our friends from Kentucky People's Union and KY Tenants to go to the Nehemiah Action in Lexington with B.U.I.L.D.

04/13/2026

EVICTION RATE UPDATE FOR MADISON COUNTY:
31 evictions were filed in Madison County this March.

48 court evictions were filed in Madison County, KY this February.

In January, there were 42 evictions filed in Madison County District Court. So far in 2026, through March 31, our annual total is 121 eviction filings. This number does not reflect all of those who received a notice to vacate the property from their landlord but moved before a forcible detainer was filed in Madison County District Court.

Want to fight evictions and support tenants?

The next monthly MCTU meeting is Thursday, May 14, at 6 PM! We will be meeting at the Berea Branch of the Madison County Public Library.

What’s going on with Welcome Home Kentucky’s eviction expungement bill HB 338? 🤔

After passing the Kentucky House with massive support in a vote of 95 to 0, HB 338 got added to a Senate housing omnibus bill, called SB 9. This mega bill, which combined several bills in one, became controversial and did not pass the KY Senate–but that’s not because of HB 338!

The KY state legislature is now on recess and comes back for two final days on April 14 and 15. Let’s keep the bipartisan, commonsense housing bill that will help tens of thousands of Kentuckians stay more stably housed every year! WE CAN’T WAIT ANOTHER YEAR for a housing bill with this much support!
We need your help to pass HB 338 once and for all through a final upswell of grassroots support:

☎️ dial 1-800-372-7181 (Spanish: 1-866-840-6574), Monday - Friday, 7 am to 6 pm ET. Tell them: “I would like to leave a message for all Senators: The House passed the eviction expungement bill 95-0, but the senate ignored it as part of omnibus bill SB 9. Urgently advocate Senate Leadership to pass HB 338 on April 14.”

04/10/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the April meeting. We look forward to welcoming you to get involved in the movement to win in Madison county this spring!

04/02/2026

MONTHLY TENANTS MEETING:

WE WILL BE MEETING IN RICHMOND FOR APRIL AT THE MADISON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY!

Thu. April 9, 2026

We start to gather at 6, meet, greet, and eat. Then get started at 6:30pm

KIDS WELCOME, SUPPER PROVIDED

NEED A RIDE:
We help folks who need a ride to the meetings by coordinating carpools. Message or email us if you will need a ride!

We are putting our plan into practice that will help us solve the local housing crisis and shelter emergency. Do you want to learn skills that will help us all make a difference? Join us!

Grow the tenant movement by developing the skills you need to have good conversations with your neighbors. We can meet all of our housing needs by working together.

We are the Madison County Tenants Union. We are everyday working families and neighbors coming together to make a difference across our county.

Whether you live in Big Hill, Waco, Bybee, Buggytown, or Boonesborough. Whether you live in Berea or Richmond, we invite you to come to our monthly meetings.
We will have free supper, snacks, and welcome you to bring your kids along.

We know that and none of our neighbors should face not knowing where we are going to sleep at night or how we are going to make rent and pay the bills.

Join with us to unleash the power all us regular people need in order to win the changes we deserve.

Stay connected by signing up for our contact list at: bit.ly/mctujoin