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Candidate Coe backs rent caps, tying federal housing funds to zoning changes
Summary
At a Lynn forum, Dan Coe said federal housing dollars should be tied to local zoning changes that allow more housing, endorsed conversations on rent control and urged expansion of low‑income housing tax credits to incentivize construction.
Addressing an audience concerned about housing insecurity, Dan Coe said the federal government should couple incentives for developers with local zoning reform to produce more affordable housing.
Coe said he would support conversations about rent control and press for federal tax credits to make low‑income housing projects more viable. "The federal government needs to tie its funding to actual thoughtful zoning that will allow for more housing and more affordable housing to be built," he told the forum. He also called out local resistance—sometimes framed as zoning concerns—as often masking racism and xenophobia that slows housing production.
In the forum exchange, Coe paired zoning changes with expanded incentives for developers, saying the combination would spur construction and blunt NIMBY opposition. He did not specify particular federal bills or funding amounts during the forum; organizers cited local median incomes during the question to frame urgency.
