Housing
Quality housing is an essential part of the American Dream. However, with high unemployment, a continuing foreclosure crisis, and the declining availability of public housing options, it's increasingly difficult to find a suitable and affordable place to live.
In Congress, Congresswoman Wilson has championed the cause of stopping home evictions in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. She sponsored the Mandatory Foreclosure Mediation Act to bring banks and homeowners together to find alternatives to eviction. She has also been a strong supporter of the Fair Housing Programs and the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Appropriations, each of which puts millions of dollars toward the Department of Housing and Development to fund affordable housing for our veterans and individuals of a lower socioeconomic status.
Congresswoman Wilson has been proud to stand up for public housing options. It's a travesty that no federal funds have gone toward new public housing in recent decades. It's time to reverse this trend. Congresswoman Wilson supports new funding for public housing, including full funding for the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which would boost the supply of quality housing for the lowest-income Americans.
Following the tragic collapse of the Champlain Condominium Towers in Surfside, Florida, which is in the Congresswoman’s district, the need for not only affordable, but quality housing became apparent. It drove home the importance of oversight and regulation in an industry where these concerns had been largely ignored. In the wake of this crisis, Congresswoman Wilson worked hard to support efforts to strengthen the federal and state oversight of condominiums and advocated for increased federal funding for building inspections, community safety programs and disaster preparedness. Transparency is of the utmost importance and the only path to ensuring that our residents feel safe in the buildings they call home. Congresswoman Wilson will continue to push for affordable and quality housing for all Floridians.
Finally, Congresswoman Wilson is committed to addressing the property insurance crisis that plagues Florida. That’s why she introduced the Homeowner’s Defense Act and has led the fight to lower property insurance costs.