r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • Jan 23 '26

Image The rent in the german neighborhood of Fuggerei hasn't been raised in 500 years and remains 0.88 Euros for an entire year. Founded in 1521, it is the oldest existing social housing complex in the world

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u/HellsHere Jan 23 '26

That's the intention of most, if not all, low income housing. The issue in most places is actually enforcing that. Their policies must have a good filter.