Local and state government funding for rental assistance. Prioritize use by nonprofits that provide programs for economic mobility.
New incentives to encourage current and new landlords who do not already have tax incentives to lease at least 10% of their units to tenants with incomes under 60% AMI.
Encourage the Ohio Housing Finance Agency to develop policies and incentives that connect the use of Low Income Housing Tax Incentives (LIHTCs) to market rate housing developments to create mixed income housing developments.
Require developers throughout the region receiving tax abatements, TIFFs or other city/government incentives for new multi-family construction or major renovations to reserve at least 10% of units renting at 60% AMI and 10% of units renting at 80% AMI.
Funding for housing mobility programs, including holistic coaching.
Funding of a rental recovery program to enable recovery from eviction, which is increasingly needed as the community recovers from the pandemic.
Adopt policies so that the new 200,000 housing units built across the region over the next 10 years
Are equitably distributed throughout the region and are at price or rental points that meet the needs of people living in the region.
Adopt policies to ensure that for every new job that is brought to the region, a new housing unit is created thereby connecting economic development with housing development.
Adopt regional inclusive housing policies so that all residential developments include at least 10% of their units for households at 60% AMI or below.
Inclusionary and other zoning code updates that support/require mixed-income housing throughout the region:
Updating zoning codes to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) by right and to allow “home sharing.”
Updating zoning codes to allow 2-4 dwelling unit residential buildings in all areas of the municipality. Incentivize affordable rents through a bonus to 6-unit buildings that have an affordability component.
Ensure that new developments with HOAs (Home Owner Associations) cannot establish HOA rules that prohibit ADUs.
Create down payment assistance programs to increase the homeownership rate of low income households.
Encourage and support discussions on the intersection of housing and education to support schooling for children of all incomes, races and ethnicities and mixed income communities (https://prrac.org/pdf/nar-presentation-june-2020.pdf).
Encourage and support Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects in high opportunity areas of each municipality.
