Email Your Rep: Protect Housing for Americans

HOMES FOR PEOPLE, NOT CORPORATIONS

Tell Congress: Housing Is for People, Not Corporations

POLITICIANS WORK FOR US.
They don't get to sell out our homes to the highest bidder. If they won't fight for us, we'll vote them out and fight for each other.

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Dear [Representative/Senator/Mayor/Governor NAME],
I’m writing to urge you to support bold and necessary action to restore housing accessibility, affordability, and equity for the American people. We are facing a manufactured housing crisis—not from lack of space or capability, but from misguided policies that favor corporate profits over community stability.
Below is a proposal I ask you to consider and champion, one that prioritizes adaptive reuse, ownership reform, and economic fairness—not just more unchecked development.
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Policy Title: The American Housing Restoration and Affordability Act (AHRAA)
Key Proposals:
1. Adaptive Reuse of Existing Infrastructure
• Prioritize conversions of vacant office buildings, strip malls, and hotels into livable, affordable housing using federal and state grants.
• Expedite permitting and zoning for these projects to reduce barriers and leverage existing infrastructure.
2. Urban Zoning Reform & Density Mandates
• Require cities over 100,000 residents to legalize multi-family housing in all residential zones.
• Create a federal override for local zoning where NIMBYism blocks urgent housing needs for every type of homeowner.
3. Housing Ownership Protection
• Restrict ownership of single-family homes and small multi-family buildings (under 4 units) to U.S. citizens and small businesses (under 25 employees).
• Prohibit foreign investment in low-density housing stock to prioritize domestic access.
4. Short-Term Rental Divestment
• Mandate short-term rental corporations (e.g., Airbnb, VRBO) divest from single-family and small multi-family homes over a 5-year phase-out.
• Restore these homes to the local housing market.
5. Housing Material Price Controls
• Impose temporary non-profit pricing on core building materials (lumber, drywall, concrete) for 10 years to reduce construction cost inflation.
6. Luxury Housing Standards
• Redefine “luxury” based on actual performance and amenities, including soundproofing, high-efficiency appliances, secure access, and included parking—not just aesthetics.
7. Wage-Housing Index
• Establish a federal wage floor that adjusts by region based on housing supply and average rent, ensuring livability is tied to local cost realities.
8. Community Responsibility Clause
• Encourage new residents in housing-stressed communities to actively participate in civic life: volunteering, shopping locally, and supporting community-led initiatives.
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We must put the American people first in the housing market. Our communities, forests, and economies cannot be held hostage by corporations, foreign interests, or shortsighted zoning policies.
I urge you to take these ideas seriously, share them with your colleagues, and commit to housing policy that serves people, not profit.
Respectfully,
[Your Full Name]
[Your City, State]
[Optional: Phone / Email / Affiliation]

LEAVE OUR FOREST ALONE

We're not in a housing crisis because there's nowhere to live-we in a crisis because the people in power sold off the American dream to corporations, foreign investors, and greedy landlords. And they are trying to do it again with our public lands (National Forest). It's time to take it back.USE WHAT WE'VE GOT
Turn empty offices, malls, and hotels into real homes. We don't need to build more-we need to use what’s already here.
AIRBNB? BYE.
Short-term rentals have had their payday. Now it's time to give homes back to locals. Five years. Sell your inventory. Go build a hotel.
DENSER CITIES, FEWER MCMANSIONS
End single-family only zoning in cities. If you live in an urban area, you live with neighbors. Period.
No more blocking walkable neighborhoods, while families can't find homes.
REAL LUXURY = REAL STANDARDS
If you want to charge luxury rent, give us luxury. Thicker walls, free parking. high-end appliances, and actual safety-not just "modern finishes"
PAY US ENOUGH TO LIVE HERE.
Wages should be tied to rent. If homes cost more, pay more. If companies can't afford that, they don't belong here.
POLITICIANS WORK FOR US.
They don't get to sell out our homes to the highest bidder. If they won't fight for us, we'll vote them out and fight for each other.
It's time to organize. It's time to rebuild.IT'S TIME TO PUT PEOPLE FIRST.