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Because of the housing safety veto, people are at risk

This commentary by Paul Dragon was published in VT Digger on 10/24/21. The Housing Safety Bill (S.79) would have made much-needed changes in how health and safety is enforced in rental housing by shifting health inspections from mostly volunteer, town-based town health officers to the State Division of Fire Safety.

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The No Cause Eviction Law is an Unjust Law

No-cause eviction is particularly worrisome for children and older Vermonters as well as people of color. According to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, people of color have less access to safe and secure housing than their white counterparts.