The writer, Roy Alexander, is urging Congressman Schwabe to support a bill to continue the OPA Rental program in Oklahoma. He describes how landlords are taking advantage of the end of OPA by hiking up rents and pressuring tenants to move out. Alexander emphasizes the importance of affordable housing as a necessity for people, especially in light of the difficulties caused by the ending of OPA protections.

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Urgent Plea for OPA Rental Program Extension

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_32_0003
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Urgent Plea for OPA Rental Program Extension
Date Created:
1945-01-01
EDTF:
1945-01-01
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The writer, Roy Alexander, is urging Congressman Schwabe to support a bill to continue the OPA Rental program in Oklahoma. He describes how landlords are taking advantage of the end of OPA by hiking up rents and pressuring tenants to move out. Alexander emphasizes the importance of affordable housing as a necessity for people, especially in light of the difficulties caused by the ending of OPA protections.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 32, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page