Displacement
Brief: Increasing housing stability for renters and owners
Households that can generally afford their housing costs may be vulnerable to eviction or foreclosure as a result of an unexpected expense or a personal emergency. Causes of instability and displacement beyond high housing costs include household-specific factors like medical crises and job loss, and neighborhood-level factors such as rising housing demand that leads owners of rental properties to sell or repurpose their properties to realize a higher rate of return. This brief describes local housing policies that can help to prevent displacement in these and other scenarios. Read the brief
Selected local housing policies
Rent regulation
“Just cause” eviction policies
Protection from condo conversions
Eviction prevention programs
Legal assistance for at-risk renters
Rights of first refusal
Acquisition and operation of moderate-cost rental units
Tax relief/circuit-breaker programs for income-qualified homeowners
Foreclosure prevention programs
Related content
Video: What is affordable housing?
Resources on preservation of dedicated affordable housing
Resources on preservation of market affordable housing
Resources on gentrification
Housing Policy Library section: Enhancing renters’ housing stability
Housing Policy Library section: Enhancing homeowners’ housing stability
