Research

RT @planning_troll lots of strong policy mechanisms for federal rent control here: price controls on federally subsidized housing and private rentals with fed-backed mortgages, FTC suits for landlords with excessive increases, SEC disclosure and investigation requirements. afro.com/biden-has-p…

RT @JHamiltonMcCoy2 “Systems work in the manner that their engineer designs them to work.” The disparity in evictions for Black tenants is not coincidental, but rather a consequence of centuries of housing discrimination and inequality. abc11.com/amp/evicti…

RT @HackDurmHistory "Why is my neighborhood so white?" Avery Patterson, a participant in WUNC's 2022 Youth Reporting Institute, recently talked with Durham Assistant Register of Deeds and Hacking into History collaborator J.T. Tabron to explore answers to this question. wunc.org/wunc-youth-…

RT @JHamiltonMcCoy2 What’s the biggest issue in the Eviction world that no one is talking about?!? …Corporate and private landlords who defrauded rental assistance programs. Just waiting on some more audits to drop… daytondailynews.com/…

RT @MarcusSouthern1 Let the developer know that Walltown and Durham need a Northgate for all Durham! Register below for the meeting Thursday 8/25 6pm- 7pm. mcadamsco.zoom.us/we…