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Video: Limited Equity Housing Cooperative

Jarrid Green

Jarrid Green

Researching equity and community control in the next system. more

Community & Place Democratic Ownership

A limited equity housing cooperative is a residential development owned and managed by a democratically governed, nonprofit cooperative corporation, such as a tenants’ union. This video show how they help keep housing affordable over the long term.

Jarrid Green

Jarrid Green

Researching equity and community control in the next system. more

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