TOPA Works! 
In Washington D.C.: 

• Lessons from 20 years of Enabling Tenants to Buy Their Buildings - Shelterforce, November 2020
• How tenants in DC are preserving their affordable apartments - Next City; January 2018

In Minneapolis, MN:

• Tenants of Five Minneapolis Buildings Now Own Their Homes. Here’s How They Did It; Next City; July 2020

​In the Fenway, Boston, MA: 

• New State Co-op Bill Follows 40-year-old Fenway Model - Fenway News; August 2021

NY and CA are also working to adopt TOPA:

• Giving Tenants the First Opportunity to Purchase Their Homes - Shelterforce; July 2020​

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Why We Need TOPA Now
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Lydia Lowe, and Denise Matthews-Turner:

• Stable Housing is a key tool for economic development - Boston Globe; November 2021 

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Carroll Fife:

• The nation is facing a housing crisis. But private equity firms just see dollar signs. - The Washington Post; August 2020

To prevent displacement

• Tenant Purchase Legislation Could Stave Off Displacement - CommonWealth Magazine; July 2020
• 'They Want To Push Us Out': Mattapan Renters Fear Eviction As New Rail Stops Drive Rent Increases - WGBH; December 2020
• Why More Cities Are Hoping to Give Tenants the Chance to Purchase Their Buildings - Next City; July 2020

To have an equitable recovery from the housing crisis:

• A healthy recovery calls for social housing in Somerville, beyond - Wicked Local Somerville; June 2020
• Preparing for the Post-Covid-19 Land Grab - Next City; June 2020
• More housing alone won't solve housing crisis - CommonWealth; January 2019

To generate community-owned land

• How Community Ownership can Stabilize America's Neighborhoods - Next City; February 2019

Reports

• Policy Briefs: Transfer of Private Rental Housing to Public or Community Control; Poverty and Race Research Action Council; April 2020
• Our Homes, Our Communities: How Housing Acquisition Strategies Can Create Affordable Housing, Stabilize Neighborhoods, and Prevent Displacement - Policy Link; May 2021 
• Exploring Best Practices Regarding Long-Term Affordability, Resident Input and Control for COHIF - Report by Sahar Lawrence and Becca Schofield; February 2014
• Creating Community Controlled, Deeply Affordable Housing: A Resource Toolkit for Community Activists & Allied Community-Based Housing Developers - Partners for Dignity and Rights; Spring 2021

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