PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RELEVANCE UNSECURED TENURE Both the interviews with Association coordinators and the collected household surveys express residents’ concerns with unsecured tenure. The Occupation residents fear a sudden eviction from the site by the landowner or the government. Tenure security, perceived and factual, allows residents to establish themselves as regular citizens who have access to public services. UNSUSTAINABLE HOUSING PHYSICAL STRUCTURE
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The data analysis of the door-to-door household survey, as well as interviews with Association coordinators, demonstrate that residents worry about the unsustainable housing quality and the low levels of habitability due to weak materials and poor housing design. For instance, poor temperature control is a common problem and survey respondents complained about a lack of private
life and disruptive noise because of poor soundproof materials. Furthermore, residents voiced concerns about the influx of stormwater and sewage when it rains. LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING The residents want to spend less on construction costs than the rents they used to pay before moving to the Occupation. According to our household survey, 90% of the households earn less than R$2000 ($634 USD) per month (two minimum wages), while 53% of them earn below R$1000 ($317 USD) (one minimum wage). None of the survey respondents earn equal to or more than R$4000 ($1,269 USD) (per month). The survey also shows the rents that residents paid before coming to Ocupação Anchieta: 71% of the households paid rents ranging from R$251 ($79 USD) to 500 per month, and 19% paid from R$501 to 700 ($158 to $222 USD). Thus, the Occupation households
