TENANT OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ACT (TOPA)
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TENANT OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ACT 

             A local option to:         
                  prevent displacement, 
                  
preserve housing affordability, and
                  level the playing field for tenants and affordable housing purchasers.
Why we need it now
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The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) – would let cities and towns adopt a preservation, anti-displacement and tenant empowerment tool that can preserve affordable rental housing stock, provide a mechanism for tenant associations to collectively purchase their buildings, and stabilize low-income households.
  • TOPA would allow municipalities the option of providing tenants in multi-family buildings the right to match a third-party offer when their homes are being sold.   
  • Tenants could designate their rights to a non-profit or local housing authority, or partner with an affordable housing purchaser.
  • TOPA is does not regulate sales price and explicitly exempts small owners.​ ​
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  • Home
  • Time for TOPA
    • What is TOPA?
    • Why we need TOPA now
    • Stories
  • Support for TOPA
    • Endorsers
  • Share your story