Age‑restricted '55+' projects enjoy a federal carveout (HOPA, 1995) that lets developers and towns build legally protected no‑kids housing. Municipalities can zone for these projects to collect property taxes without adding school costs, shrinking options for young families and quietly normalizing anti‑child bias.
— This reframes a pro‑elderly policy as an intergenerational exclusion tool that worsens housing scarcity for families and pressures fertility and school systems.
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2025.08.25
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Franklin, Tennessee is cited as steering development toward senior housing, and Joe Biden’s 1995 vote against HOPA is noted as a rare defense of families with children.
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