To Preserve Affordable Housing, Manage Climate Risk
“Lower-income renters face significantly greater challenges from weather-related disasters than their wealthier counterparts, as the New York Times recently illustrated in reporting the stories of Ruth Ortiz, Brenda Jones, Vanessa Wharton, and other Texas residents living in rental housing when Hurricane Harvey hit two years ago. Unfortunately, the article is part of a disturbingly large body of work demonstrating how recovery funding favors financially better-off homeowners”