As Affordable Housing vanishes, States Rush to Address the Shortfall

In Los Angeles’ Chinatown, the low rent that Marina Maalouf had benefited from for over two decades has dramatically changed, instigating a harrowing battle against the threat of eviction for her family. Beginning in 2020, the landlord increased the rent from $1,100 to an unaffordable $2,660, a move that left Maalouf—and many other low-income tenants—teetering...