ProGov21 Policy Library

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Power Switch Action

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Housing

Rent stabilization policies are essential to protect tenants from being exploited, displaced, or forced to forgo food, food childcare, or healthcare to cover housing costs. This toolkit outlines how local governments can implement a rent stabilization ordinance that covers as many...

Connecticut’s Excluded Communities: Key Findings from a COVID-19 Community Impact Survey

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, State, National

State(s) Connecticut

Source The Center for Popular Democracy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing, Health

Connecticut’s Latinx and immigrant communities are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Make the Road Connecticut (MRCT) launched an impact survey to more fully understand key issues facing people of color and immigrants related to employment, housing, health,...

San Francisco Executive Order Extending Residential Eviction Moratorium

Type Executive Order

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Office of the Mayor San Francisco

Policy Areas Housing

An executive order extending Section 1 of the Twelfth Supplement to the Proclamation imposing protections for residential tenants, including a temporary moratorium on eviction for non-payment of rent by residential tenants directly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and a temporary moratorium...

Expanding the Blueprint: the Role of Nonprofit and Private Organizations in Milwaukee’s Affordable Housing Landscape

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

Nonprofit and private organizations are playing an important role in combating Milwaukee's housing challenges. Through a series of surveys and interviews, this report outlines which organizations are most active in efforts to maintain and increase affordable housing supply and access;...

Laying the Foundation: An Overview of City of Milwaukee Affordable Housing Programs and Priorities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

This report outlines the scope and scale of Milwaukee's affordable housing programs and initiatives, the people they serve, their finances, and their sustainability and/or expansion. Programs and initiatives include rent assistance, permanent supportive housing, eviction prevention...

Essential and Excluded: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Impacting Immigrant Families

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level State, National

State(s) Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania

Source The Center for Popular Democracy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health

Organizers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and North Carolina conducted interviews with over 900 Latinx immigrants (including nearly 400 undocumented community members) about the important issues facing immigrant communities during the COVID-19 pandemic....

Eviction Prevention: A Guide for Local Governments

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Housing

Eviction prevention involves laying the foundation for systems that will foster housing stability for communities in the long-term. This report shares recommendations to local governments looking to build a successful eviction prevention strategy that is responsive to community needs....

Executive Order 2020-12: COVID-19 Civil Emergency - Extensions of City Closures and Relief Measures

Type Executive Order

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Public Spaces, Housing, Health

An executive order directing City departments to further extend their actions to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and to mitigate the impact of the public health emergency on the people of Seattle....

Housing Roadmap

Type Roadmap

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health, Housing

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing American housing crisis. Now, more than ever, it is critical that local governments address the intersection of housing and health and fight forced displacement from housing to protect the economic, social, and physical wellbeing...

Strengthening Communities Through Rent Control and Just-Cause Evictions: Case Studies from Berkeley, Santa Monica, and Richmond

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Urban Habitat

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

Rent control and just-cause eviction policies are essential to stabilizing communities, and protecting low-income and working-class people from unaffordable rents, poor housing conditions, and no-cause evictions. The goal of this report is to investigate and challenge common arguments...

Relocation assistance to Tenants Displaced from their Homes

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Housing

This guide details relocation payments and assistance available to tenants that are displaced by rehabilitation, demolition, or acquisition of a project that has received federal funding. It highlights assistance options including advisory services, payment for moving expenses, and...

Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity: An Introductory Guide for Policymakers and Practitioners

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source ChangeLab Solutions

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health

Oftentimes the laws designed to keep people safe and healthy are not enforced equitably and do not protect the health and well-being of underserved communities. To mitigate this problem, this report poses a series of questions that policymakers, advocates, and enforcement officials...

The Eviction Prevention Cohort: Highlights from the Five-City Pilot

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Housing

The Eviction Prevention Cohort is a partnership between NLC, Stanford Legal Design Lab, and five cities across the U.S. to study the long-term impacts of mass evictions - particularly on low-income and BIPOC households - and to design, implement, and institutionalize effective policies...

7 Steps to Municipal Resilience & Recovery

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on local communities and economies. In response, this guide outlines seven steps municipal governments can take to hasten their recovery and build resilience for the future. These actions emphasize equitable outcomes, and were developed with the...

Advancing Pennsylvania's Housing Futures: Sealing Eviction Records for Housing Stability and Economic Prosperity

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source PolicyLink

Policy Areas Housing

Eviction records can cause irreparable harm to families, disrupt workforce participation, and strain support systems. These impacts are disproportionately felt by Black and Latinx women. To create a more fair and equitable rental housing market, states such as Pennsylvania enact legislation...

2021 Brooklyn Center Eviction Protection Ordinance 2021-05

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City of Brooklyn Center

Policy Areas Housing

This ordinance requires owners of affordable housing units to provide tenants a written notice at least 30 days prior to filing an eviction action alleging non-payment of rent or material breach of a lease. Additionally, it prohibits owners of affordable housing units from issuing...

Minneapolis Eviction Protection Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City of Minneapolis

Policy Areas Housing

This ordinance requires landlords to provide tenants a written notice at least 14 days prior to filing an eviction action alleging nonpayment of rent or other unpaid financial obligations in violation of the lease. If the tenant fails to correct the rent delinquency within 14 days...

2020 St. Louis Park Eviction Protection Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City Council of the City of St. Louis Park

Policy Areas Housing

This ordinance requires landlords to provide tenants a written notice at least 7 days prior to filing an eviction action alleging nonpayment of rent or other unpaid financial obligations in violation of the lease. If the tenant fails to correct the rent delinquency within 7 days of...

2021 Philadelphia Bill 210920 Establishing Eviction Protections for Tenants

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source City of Philadelphia

Policy Areas Housing

This bill requires landlords to participate in Philadelphia's Eviction Diversion Program, which resolves disputes between landlords and tenants. It also prohibits landlords from evicting tenants without a lawful reason, and requires landlords to inform tenants of their rights and...

2022 Kingston Just Cause Eviction Local Law

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source Common Council of the City of Kingston

Policy Areas Housing

This local law prohibits landlords from evicting tenants without a good cause. Legal grounds for eviction include nonpayment of rent, violation of the law, chronic nuisance, the landlord's desire to personally occupy the housing accommodation, and more....

2022 Beacon Just Cause Eviction Local Law

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source Beacon City Council

Policy Areas Housing

This local law prohibits landlords from evicting tenants without a good cause. Legal grounds for eviction include nonpayment of rent, violation of the law, chronic nuisance, the landlord's desire to personally occupy the housing accommodation, and more. It also requires landlords...

2020 Seattle Ordinance 119787 Regulating the Use of COVID-19 Related Eviction Records

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Housing

This ordinance amendment prohibits landlords from taking adverse action against a prospective or existing tenant based on any eviction history that occurred during or within six months after the end of the COVID-19 civil emergency. Adverse action includes evicting or denying tenancy....

2021 Seattle Right to Counsel in Evictions Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

This ordinance guarantees the right to legal counsel, free of charge, for any residential renter in Seattle responding to an unlawful detainer suit....

2021 Milwaukee Resolution 21-506 Establishing a Right to Counsel Program

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level County

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Housing

This resolution establishes a "right to counsel" program that would provide Milwaukee County residents facing eviction or foreclosure with no-cost legal representation. It also authorizes an appropriation of $916,576 from the County's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to fund...

2019 San Francisco Ordinance 001-19 Requiring Project Labor Agreements for Public Works and Improvement Projects

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source City and County of San Francisco

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This resolution establishes a "right to counsel" program that would provide Milwaukee County residents facing eviction or foreclosure with no-cost legal representation. It also authorizes an appropriation of $916,576 from the County's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to fund...

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