{"product_id":"fortunate-people-in-a-fortunate-land-at-home-in-santa-monicas-rent-controlled-housing-paperback","title":"Fortunate People in a Fortunate Land: At Home in Santa Monica's Rent-Controlled Housing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren E. M. Everett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRent control and other tenant protections have profound and positive impacts on individuals' and communities' lives. Lauren Everett's \u003ci\u003eFortunate People in a Fortunate Land\u003c\/i\u003e shows how rent control impacts the lives of the renters themselves. Everett interviews residents about their experiences in low- and middle-income households in rent-controlled private market housing in Santa Monica, CA, a city where Everett was born and raised but can no longer afford to live. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everett seeks to understand the extent to which individuals feel at home or not at home and what factors contribute to those experiences. She also explores the nexus of Santa Monica's tenant protection policies, infrastructure, and resources and the extent to which they inform stability-both perceived and actual-and life decisions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first scholarly book to take a tenant-centered approach to examining the benefits and problems of rent control, \u003ci\u003eFortunate People in a Fortunate Land\u003c\/i\u003e examines the residential experience in this specific local context and explains how it relates to policy and other externalities in cities where homeownership is not financially viable for most renters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the series \u003ci\u003eUrban Life, Landscape, and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren E.M. Everett\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar, artist, writer, and community organizer, and public servant. Her work has appeared in the journal, \u003ci\u003eMetropolitics\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45444307026022,"sku":"9781439926291","price":63.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/wnwsBRUa149781439926291.webp?v=1776070645","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/fortunate-people-in-a-fortunate-land-at-home-in-santa-monicas-rent-controlled-housing-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}