The Politics of Staying PutWhen cities gentrify, it can be hard for working class and low income residents to stay put. Rising rents and property taxes make buildings unaffordable, or landlords may sell buildings to investors interested in redeveloping them into luxury condos. In her engaging study The Politics of Staying Put, Carolyn Gallaher focuses on a formal, city sponsored initiativeThe Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)that helps people keep their homes. This law,