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Ayanna Pressley: “Unfortunately, these situations are plagued by split incentives where owners see repairs more as sunken cost than as…”

On the recordApril 29, 2019
Unfortunately, these situations are plagued by split incentives where owners see repairs more as sunken cost than as investments in their properties.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley discusses the issue of property owners not investing in necessary repairs.

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