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Homeward Bound: The Road to Affordable Housing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, National

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Housing

Across the United States, subsidized and affordably priced homes for rental and homeownership are disappearing. This report analyzes the factors that caused the nation's housing crisis, provides case studies of cities spearheading innovative housing policies, and outlines recommendations...

2021 Madison Ordinance 63324 Waiving Rent Abatement Fees

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source The Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

In response to hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this proposal waives the ten dollar Rent Abatement Application Fee for all tenants who apply for rent abatement prior to June 30, 2021....

What are the best practices for supporting LGBTQ+ folks experiencing homelessness, particularly youth?

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Housing

LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately affected by housing insecurity. This policy brief includes best practices for supporting LGBTQ+ youth experiencing housing insecurity such as providing housing and social services through mixed-use development centers, ensuring that shelters and...

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...

2020 San Francisco Ordinance 200213 Modifying Zoning Regulations to Incentivize Affordable Housing Developments

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing

This ordinance incentivizes the construction of 100% affordable and educator housing projects by permitting these developments to build above existing height limits and on more parcels of land around the city. This ordinance also provides other relevant zoning modifications, including...

Housing Rehabilitation Codes

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Local Housing Solutions

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Housing

Housing rehabilitation codes preserve housing availability and reduce building rehabilitation costs by aligning code requirements with proposed renovations and prioritizing safety improvements. This guide helps local governments develop rehabilitation codes and features examples of...

2019 San Francisco Ordinance 79-19 Granting Non-profit Organizations First Right of Purchase to Preserve Affordable Housing

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing

This ordinance grants certain nonprofit organizations the right to make first offers on multi-family residential buildings, provided that the property is used to create or preserve rent-restricted affordable housing. This ordinance aims to incentivize sellers by reducing general transaction...

Greening Without Gentrification: Learning from Parks-Related Anti-Displacement Strategies Nationwide

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing, Public Spaces

When parks are built in historically marginalized areas they can contribute to 'green gentrification' as improved access to natural spaces increases property values and brings an influx of wealthier residents. This guide outlines policy strategies for greening marginalized communities...

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...

A New Culprit in the Housing Crisis: Rent-Setting Software Algorithms

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Data & Technology, Economic Justice, Housing

Rent-setting algorithms inflate housing costs by illegally fixing rent prices among the large group of landlords that use them. This memo outlines steps local governments can take to combat algorithmic price fixing and recommends using ordinances to ban these practices and working...

Community Control of Land & Housing: Exploring Strategies for Combating Displacement, Expanding Ownership, and Building Community Wealth

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source The Democracy Collaborative

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Housing

A historical legacy of displacement and exclusion, rooted in racism and discriminatory public policy, has restricted access and shaped ownership dynamics to land and housing, particularly for people of color and low-income communities. Today, communities across the country are facing...

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...

Building Blocks: Understanding and responding to Waukesha County’s housing affordability challenges

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Housing

This report examines market characteristics and barriers to affordable and workforce housing development in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. It outlines the extent of affordable housing development in the county over past years, financing approaches, and best practices for increasing the...

Reduce Evictions and Transform the System: Lessons from Philadelphia

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Pennsylvania

Source Local Progress

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

Local officials must devise innovative strategies for mitigating eviction and improving housing affordability. This brief highlights Philadelphia's eviction reduction strategies, including public information campaigns about the negative impacts of eviction, implementing eviction moratoriums,...

Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source National Low Income Housing Coalition

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Housing

Rents are rising faster than wages, and tenants in many states are burdened by the end of pandemic-era benefits programs that had helped dampen a hostile national housing market. This report examines disparities between wages and rental housing prices across the country and finds...

Economic Vulnerabilities to COVID-19 Among LGBT Adults in California

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) California

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Health, Food

This report describes characteristics of LGBT adults in California in relation to their vulnerability to economic harm from the COVID-19 pandemic. Key findings of the report show that about 612,000 LGBT Californians were living below 200% of the federal poverty level prior to the...

Goals for better housing policy

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2018

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Brookings

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Housing

Equitable housing policies should build safe units, mitigate environmental impacts, reduce barriers to high-opportunity neighborhoods, and supplement incomes for households in need. This article outlines six goals for improving housing equity and availability, including clarifying...

11th Street Bridge Park Equitable Development Plan

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) District of Columbia

Source Building Bridges Across the River

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing, Public Spaces

The 11th Street Bridge Park will expand pedestrian mobility, incorporate educational resources, and provide a public venue for arts and cultural programming. This equitable development plan outlines the project's community engagement emphasis and highlights its strategies for developing...

Pathways Into Poverty: Lived Experiences Among LGBTQ People

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Extensive research has shown that LGBTQ people in the United States experience poverty at higher rates compared to cisgender heterosexual people. Among LGBTQ adults, transgender people and cisgender bisexual women experience the highest rates of economic insecurity. Through interviews...

Stable Rents, Rooted Communities

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...

2021 Madison Resolution 21-00413 Authorizing the Creation of a City Land Bank

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Madison

Policy Areas Public Spaces

This Resolution authorizes the creation of the City of Madison Land Bank and approves the City of Madison Land Banking Fund. The Land Banking Fund's policy, attached to this document, establishes guidelines to inform how real estate will be acquired and how uses of acquired property...

A National Homes Guarantee

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level National

State(s) All States

Source People's Action

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

A Homes Guarantee outlines that everyone living in the United States should have safe, accessible, sustainable, and permanently affordable housing. This proposal outlines steps the federal government needs to take to eradicate housing insecurity and homelessness in America; these...

Bridging the Gap: Creating Income Restricted Housing Through Inclusionary Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Boston Planning and Development Agency

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing

Boston's Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) bridges the affordability gap faced by households that are ineligible for subsidies but still unable to afford housing. The policy requires developers to include affordable units in their projects or contribute to a city-wide affordable...

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....

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...

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