The Politics of Staying Put: Condo Conversion and Tenant Right-to-Buy in Washington, DC

by Carolyn Gallaher

Book Overview

When cities gentrify, it can be hard for working-class and low-income residents to stay put. Rising rents and property taxes make buildings unaffordable, or landlords may sell buildings to investors interested in redeveloping them into luxury condos.

In her engaging study The Politics of Staying Put, Carolyn Gallaher focuses on a formal, city-sponsored initiative-The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)-that helps people keep...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439912653
• ISBN13: 9781439912652
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"