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Though cities and states set their own homeless policies, the federal government controls most of the money and can shift the balance by tying grant money to requirements that force localities to shift tactics.

A state law known as the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act bans localities from capping rent on vacant units, single-family homes and apartments built after Feb. 1, 1995, or earlier in some cases.

However, while some localities have reported not having enough donors to meet the needs of their medical institutions, others have reported more than enough.

She questions whether people in the locality are seeing any direct economic benefit from the facility.

A spokesperson said: “The latest walking route assessment takes account of the most up to date information relating to the locality and supersedes an historical assessment.”