The Housing Lottery
How Scarcity Drives America’s Rental Assistance Policies
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Burdened: The Growing Crisis of Housing Affordability
Chapter 2. Rationed: Lotteries and Waiting Lists to Manage Housing Resources
Chapter 3. Equity: The History of Scarcity in Rental Assistance Programs
Chapter 4. Selection: Getting Access to the Housing Choice Voucher Program
Chapter 5. Renting: Navigating the Private Housing Market
Chapter 6. Abundance: Meeting the Needs of Every Low-Income Renter
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index