MBA Joint Trades Letter to House Leaders on Build-to-Rent Provision in 21st Century Road to Housing Act

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The organizations below write to express gratitude for the House’s work on landmark legislation to address our nation’s housing affordability crisis. As strong supporters of the House-passed Housing for the 21st Century Act, we are deeply concerned by and oppose newly included language in Section 901 of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed by the Senate on March 12, 2026, which would effectively eliminate the production of Build-to-Rent (BTR) housing. Put simply, this provision inexplicably takes new housing units off the table and would exacerbate our housing crisis. We urge you to take action to amend this bill and preserve the production of BTR housing nationwide. 

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