Congress Passed the Biggest Housing Bill in Decades, but Oklahoma Advocates Say the State Still Has Work to Do

Congress Passed the Biggest Housing Bill in Decades, but Oklahoma Advocates Say the State Still Has Work to Do

Congress passed the largest housing affordability bill in decades this summer, but Oklahoma advocates say the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is no magic bullet for the state's 84,125-unit affordable housing deficit, broken eviction process or weak tenant protections. Full implementation could take years, and the hardest-hit Oklahomans may feel little relief.

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