End Residential Occupancy Limits
Residential occupancy laws, which limit the number of unrelated people who can share a dwelling, enable unjust discrimination and drive up housing costs. A growing number of cities are looking to get rid of them.
3 Articles by: Robert Davis
Robert Davis is an award-winning freelance journalist who lives in Denver. His works have appeared in Capital & Main, the Colorado Sun, and the Progressive, among many others.
Housing Vouchers Won’t Solve America’s Homelessness Crisis
Housing vouchers can help people afford shelter. At the same time, they exclude millions of eligible people, open vulnerable tenants up to exploitation by property owners, and empower bad landlords. To end homelessness, we must move beyond the voucher system.
Public Housing Can’t Work If We Don’t Adequately Fund It
Residents of a public low-income housing project in Denver report that their building is facing profound neglect, calling it a “glorified homeless encampment.” Their story shows that it’s not enough to build public housing — we have to maintain it too.