Housing Policy in America
Land, Shelter, & Social Justice
America needs a real housing policy
Where is America’s affordable housing policy or plan?
In America, millions of people can barely afford housing. This is especially so when it comes to the basic level of housing — rental housing.
As the prices to purchase housing have recently shot through the roof (over the last few years), rental housing has been unaffordable for decades. The primary reason for this is America’s lack of a coherent housing policy.
This lack of commitment to real housing policy, with goals, objectives, and with some consideration of the challenges for ordinary Americans has to be addressed in the near future.
Life of a housing advocate
I am a long-time tenant lawyer. I have advocated for low to moderate-income Americans in courts, city council chambers, government agencies, and even the U.S. Congress. Housing is a serious challenge in the U.S. Most of us are so busy doing our work and trying to maintain our lives, we rarely see the big picture.
Currently, after nearly three decades practicing housing law in various parts of the country and teaching the law of it, I now teach…
