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Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development

Chatham, a village in central Illinois, has been susceptible to flooding since the area was first developed in the 1860s. Today, many Chatham residents and business owners experience chronic basement flooding, which is caused by backups in the city sewer system and seepage through...

Know Your Rights: Fair Housing and Transgender People

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2012

Level State

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Housing

Recent federal guidance and regulations have greatly strengthened the housing rights of transgender people. This document lists the housing rights of transgender people (including the laws that protect them), answers common questions, and outlines how they can file complaints of housing...

Short-Term Rentals and LA's Lost Housing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety

In March 2015, the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) released Airbnb, Rising Rent, and the Housing Crisis in Los Angeles. That report, based on data gathered in October 2014, found that Airbnb listings were dominated by commercial operations and were exacerbating the...

How States Can Affirmatively Further Fair Housing: Key Leverage Points and Best Practices

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Poverty & Race Research Action Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

Since the ratification of the Fair Housing Act, states significant power to shape fair housing policy independently of federal mandates. With renewed federal interest in enforcing fair housing policy this report presents seven initiatives that further State's ability to provide fair...

Housing Market Conditions Across America’s Cities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Housing

There are six types of local housing markets: high opportunity cities, growing cities, rent-burdened cities, multi-family deficit cities, wealth pocket cities, and transit-desiring cities. This report defines the demographic and economic characteristics that define each local housing...

Addressing Segregation and Unequal Access to Opportunity in California with Affordable Housing Investments: A Path Forward for a Comprehensive Approach

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) California

Source California Housing Partnership

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing

Racial segregation has blocked access to housing and pathway to homeownership. This report argues that to address this injustice, California must make substantial efforts to distribute funding to mitigate the racial wealth gap, through policy focused on increasing housing choice and...

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...

Message Guide: Advancing Health and Equity Through Housing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Health, Housing

This communications guide provides customizable messaging for healthy housing policies based on city's priority issues, decision-making structure and specific policy goals. It is for anyone working to build support for healthy housing within city government, among key stakeholders...

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....

Legal Protections for LGBT People After Bostock v. Clayton County

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Education

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County affirmed that Title VII protects employees nationwide from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. Courts have often looked to Title VII case law when interpreting analogous provisions...

LGBT and Housing Affordability, Discrimination, and Homelessness

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, National

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing

Compared to non-LGBT people, LGBT people appear to be more likely to face housing unaffordability, experience homelessness, and be renters (rather than homeowners). LGBT people face an array of stigma and discrimination across their life course that undermines their ability to have...

Who Can Afford to Rent in California's Many Regions?

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) California

Source California Housing Partnership

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing

Housing in California has been setting record prices for years now. Rental prices have also reached unprecedented levels sparking concerns about living costs. This policy brief highlights the reality of rental cost burdens for Californians who earn less than their county's median...

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...

California State Senate Bill AB1816

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2022

Level State

State(s) California

Source California State Senate

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing

Responding to the structural injustices that push recently incarcerated people into homelessness, California AB1816 creates the Reentry Housing and Workforce Development Program to provide county-level grants for housing and workforce development services for people recently released...

Challenges and Opportunities for Hotel-to-Housing Conversions in NYC

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source NYU Furman Center

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Housing

To mitigate the housing shortage, New York City and Albany have studied the process of hotel deconversion to housing in both municipalities. This report provides an overview of the law governing hotel deconversion process and suggests policy implementation to further the process....

Zoning For Diverse Housing Types

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Housing

One solution to local housing shortages is to build "the missing middle": multi-family dwellings on single family parcels that maximize density without compromising neighborhood feel. This report offers solutions to municipal governments seeking to restructure their zoning codes in...

New Jersey State Senate Bill A793 2R

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2022

Level State

State(s) New Jersey

Source New Jersey State Senate

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement, Housing

Hedge funds and other financial institutions have been profiting by buying foreclosed homes to resell or rent out. This business model has made housing less affordable and extracted wealth from local communities. This bill passed by the state of New Jersey creates the "Community Wealth...

California State Senate Bill SB490

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2022

Level State

State(s) California

Source California State Senate

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement, Housing

Recognizing the need for intervention in the housing market, California passed bill SB490 to create the Housing Acquisition and Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Program (HARTAP). HARTAP will help qualified entities -including eligible non-profits, community land trusts, public...

Roadmap Home 2030: A Roadmap to Thriving Communities for California

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) California

Source Housing California

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing

Decades of inequality have limited access to affordable housing in the state of California, limiting economic equity and harming communities. This report proposes a roadmap for California to address the four main problems with housing: (1) create 1.2 million new affordable homes;...

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