Disasters and the rental housing community

Policy
Written By Karena Nguyen

Source: Brookings Institute (Oct 2023)

Significance: An overview of key challenges in practice, policy, and evidence on the subject of renters and disaster continuum

Description: Recommendations for policy change for housing amidst disaster: 1) universal renter protections; 2) the prioritization of low-income renters of all kinds in all disaster programs; and 3) requirements for state and local governments to enforce tenant protections and support tenants and rental housing in exchange for access to federal disaster funding. According to 2020 Vermont Census data, 30% of households in Vermont are rented.

Karena Nguyen
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