A series of case studies examining how state preemption of local housing policies...

A series of case studies examining how state preemption of local housing policies has affected crisis response and recovery efforts during COVID-19 found that:

  • Local governments failed to consider adopting local policies that would conflict with existing state preemption laws even if such policies could help stabilize housing for at-risk renters.

  • Local policies that were not directly preempted were nonetheless “chilled” and not pursued due to concerns that acting would spark legal challenges or new preemption efforts at the state level.

Read more from Greene S, Ramakrishnan K, Morales-Burnett J. State Preemption of Local Housing Protections: Lessons from a Pandemic. Urban Institute. September 2020. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/state-preemption-local-housing-protections.

Adam PolaskiCOVID19, Housing, Public Health, All Categories