This article is part of the Under the Lens series
Housing problems like mildew, lead, unheated homes, and more plague low-income homeowners and renters alike—and many of these issues are only growing with time. What laws have housing advocates pushed to change things? How are local governments converting aging public housing units to make them livable again? Over the next several weeks, we’ll delve into these questions and more.
Editor’s note: The author works at the Center for Community Progress, a nonprofit that collaborates with cities and policymakers to handle vacancy and abandonment. CCP has partnered with or worked for all the cities included as examples in this piece (Peoria, Illinois; Rochester, New York; and Louisville, Kentucky.)…