Join the Institute for Justice for a webinar exploring how relegalizing co-living or single-room occupancies (SROs) can expand affordable housing, strengthen property rights, and reduce homelessness – without new spending or bureaucracy. Featuring policy experts and innovators, the discussion will trace how zoning bans on SROs worsened today’s housing crisis and present IJ’s ROOM Act, a model state reform that empowers communities to bring back safe, flexible, market-driven housing options.
Moderated by Samuel Hooper, Legislative Counsel at IJ, this webinar brings together experts on the legal frontlines and leaders shaping state policy:
- Alex Horowitz, Project Director, Housing Policy, Pew Charitable Trusts, lead researcher for Pew’s housing policy initiative
- Atticus LeBlanc, CEO of PadSplit, founder and CEO of PadSplit, who operates one of the nation’s largest shared-housing platforms and has hands-on experience providing co-living and SRO-style units
- Representative Mia Gregerson, Washington State Legislature, a Washington state representative who championed the state’s 2023 co-living legislation, expanding legal housing options for renters across Washington
Presenters
Alex Horowitz
Project Director, Housing Policy, Pew Charitable Trusts
Project Director, Housing Policy, Pew Charitable Trusts
Atticus LeBlanc
CEO of PadSplit
CEO of PadSplit
Mia Gregerson
Representative, Washington State Legislature
Representative, Washington State Legislature
