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Title: Fighting Redlining and Gentrification in Washington, D.C. The Adams-Morgan Organization and Tenant Right to Purchase

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Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: In the mid-1970s, the Adams-Morgan neighborhood in Washington, D.C., faced both redlining and gentrification. In response to developer-led gentrification and its accompanying displacement, the Adams-Morgan Organization used the tenant right-to-purchase clause of D.C.s 1974 rent control law to block the eviction of twenty-six families on one street. Simultaneously, the organization leveraged a community reinvestment campaign against a local thrift to obtain financing for evicted families, resulting in successful purchases and further community reinvestment lending. This research shows that tenant right-to-purchase legislation provided the legal opportunity structure necessary for community organizations to fight redlining and gentrification.

Url: http://juh.sagepub.com/content/42/6/1091

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Authors: Lloyd, James M

Periodical (Full): Journal of Urban History

Issue: 6

Volume: 42

Pages: 1091-1109

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Topics: Housing and Segregation

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