Legally Speaking Archives

The nationwide shortage of affordable housing continues to make headlines. For low-income individuals seeking affordable housing, waitlists are hundreds—in some cases, thousands—of names long.

Years ago, while moderating a session at the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association’s Summer Institute on Martha’s Vineyard and faced with an audience far more interested in the then ongoing TV coverage of the Summer Olympics than “Year 15” issues, I analogized my affordable housing panelists to the “Dream Team.”