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Featured Work / August 2025

Anticipating Threats to Good Cause Eviction

State preemption is fueling a racialized housing crisis, and Good Cause laws are at risk

Dr. Sandhya Kajeepeta

SENIOR RESEARCHER AND STATISTICIAN, THURGOOD MARSHALL INSTITUTE

This publication was produced in partnership with the Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC).

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