The Misplaced Assault on Resident Ownership of Public Housing

Publication Date: October 1992

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Carl F. Horowitz

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Regulation

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

It is time for Congress to let more public housing residents own their apartments. Initiatives such as HOPE I and Perestroika do just that. But for these bold approaches to make a difference, lawmakers must resist the intense disinformation campaign designed to discredit resident ownership in favor of continuing political dominance by public housing interests. It is the tenants who stand to gain the most from such change. If Congress truly is concerned with the interest of residents, it will boost public housing homeownership.