{"product_id":"the-politics-of-staying-put-carolyn-gallaher-9781439912652","title":"The Politics of Staying Put: Condo Conversion and Tenant Right-to-Buy in Washington, DC","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen cities gentrify, it can be hard for working-class and low-income residents to stay put. Rising rents and property taxes make buildings unaffordable, or landlords may sell buildings to investors interested in redeveloping them into luxury condos. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn her engaging study \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Staying Put, \u003c\/i\u003e Carolyn Gallaher focuses on a formal, city-sponsored initiative-The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)-that helps people keep their homes. This law, unique to the District of Columbia, allows tenants in apartment buildings contracted for sale the right to refuse the sale and purchase the building instead. In the hands of tenants, a process that would usually hurt them-conversion to a condominium or cooperative-can instead help them. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking a broad, city-wide assessment of TOPA, Gallaher follows seven buildings through the program's process. She measures the law's level of success and its constraints\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Her findingshave relevance for debates in urban affairs about condo conversion, urban local autonomy, and displacement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolyn Gallaher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439912653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439912652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Carolyn Gallaher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991997874431,"sku":"9781439912652","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95657f68-bcc0-483a-9127-0eed64b1fad0.jpg?v=1683313452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-politics-of-staying-put-carolyn-gallaher-9781439912652","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}