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The new (improved?) face of public housing in Maryland

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  1. bricriu
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    For those who choose not to pay for NYTimes access: https://archive.ph/ttroh The county is now testing an alternate strategy for new affordable housing, in which it acts as the controlling owner...

    For those who choose not to pay for NYTimes access: https://archive.ph/ttroh

    For decades, Montgomery County (MD, USA) has led the country in affordable housing innovations, including a landmark law that requires developers to set aside about 15 percent of the units in new projects for households making less than two-thirds of the area’s median income

    The county is now testing an alternate strategy for new affordable housing, in which it acts as the controlling owner of a structure built by for-profit developers.

    Wasn't sure where to post this, but ~life seemed reasonable.

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