By: Jesse Bedayn
Marina Maalouf, a longtime tenant in a low-rent apartment in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, faces eviction as her landlord raised rent nearly threefold after the building’s affordable housing requirements expired. Maalouf’s struggle highlights a broader issue: thousands of affordable units built under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) are reaching the end of their affordability requirements, threatening to displace low-income families across the U.S. Although states like California have enacted measures to preserve these units, many communities lack resources to prevent these homes from being sold at market rates, leaving vulnerable tenants at risk.
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