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When Housing Protection Programs Become Their Own Form of Imprisonment

I live in a rent-controlled apartment that's falling apart but can't move because nothing else is affordable.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-intentioned housing policies can create perverse incentives that limit mobility and choice rather than expanding housing security.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Housing — why it's unaffordable and what might change?”

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