3.1.1 Allow family members in public housing to take in family members in times of crisis.

Allow what constitutes “family” for public housing to mirror what is true of families generally, such as multiple generations and extended family living together and family members taking in family members during times of transition and stress. Allow doubling-up in public and subsidized housing. People may be able and willing to take in family members who can no longer afford their own housing, who are recently released from prison or who are home from school. This takes pressure off shelters and can also help families pay the rent. However, limits on who counts as family for a lease, rigidity about visitors, association restrictions from courts and other restrictions placed on familial support limit social-network oriented solutions.

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