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displacement  

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  • Displacement refers broadly to the uprooting of a household's or family's housing situation, generally for reasons beyond that party's control. While displacement can occur for a variety of reasons, the following is a list of some of the most common events that produce large-scale displacement of households from their homes. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Displacement]

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