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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 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...

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...

New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Louisiana

Source City of New Orleans

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance outlines use and design standards for both rental and owner-occupied affordable housing. It requires that at least 10% of units in new developments within eligible zones are made affordable and ensures that these units will incorporate the same design features and have...

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...

Block by Block: Milwaukee’s Amani Housing Pilot as a Model for Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing

The Amani Housing Pilot aims to take a comprehensive and community-engaged approach to improve housing on one block in Milwaukee's Amani neighborhood. This report outlines the pilot's objectives, funding mechanisms, and partnerships; analyzes where the project has met its objectives...

Housing Choice Voucher Landlord Guidebook: Education and Outreach

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Education, Housing

Public housing agencies (PHAs) can use effective education and outreach strategies to recruit and retain Housing Choice Voucher landlords. This guide outlines best practices for establishing relationships between landlords, tenants and PHAs through education and outreach, and provides...

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...

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...

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....

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...

No Room for Rent: Addressing Rising Rent Prices Through Public Investment and Public Power

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Roosevelt Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

This report urges policymakers to implement policies that tackle the rising cost of rent. In particular, states and cities should fund a major increase in the supply of affordable housing, adopt new forms of zoning regulation that can enable the increase in supply of affordable housing,...

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...

2006 Nassau County Local Law 9 Prohibiting Housing Discrimination

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2006

Level County

State(s) New York

Source Nassau County Legislature

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety

This ordinance prohibits owners, landlords, and management companies from refusing to sell, rent, or lease housing accommodations to any person because of their actual or perceived protected status. It also creates the Commission on Human Rights, which can refer complaints of discrimination...

A Guide for Renting and Creating Lower Cost Energy Efficient Apartments and Homes

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2018

Level -

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Energy, Housing

As the price of electricity and heating fuels rise, the demand for rental properties with energy-efficient features and lower utility bills is skyrocketing. This guide instructs renters on what to ask and look for to find an energy-efficient rental. It also outlines low cost measures...

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...

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...

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...

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....

2023 Kansas City Ordinance 231019 Banning Housing Discrimination Based On Income

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Missouri

Source Kansas City Missouri Office of the City Clerk

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Housing

The Kansas City Housing Choice Voucher Program was designed to increase opportunities for low-income families and reduce concentrated poverty, but it often fails because many property owners will not accept public housing vouchers. This ordinance amends existing Kansas City Civil...

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...

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...

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...

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