Title
Source of Income Protections in City Supported Housing Policy
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution approving the Great Neighborhoods Committee's recommendation to amend the Source of Income Protections in City Supported Housing Policy to:
- Add enforcement provisions, and
- Clarify the applicable policy term.
Body
Committee Chair:
Victoria Watlington, Great Neighborhoods Committee
Staff Resource(s):
Shawn Heath, Housing and Neighborhood Services
Tracy Dodson, City Manager's Office
Current Policy
* City Council adopted the Source of Income Protections in City Supported Housing Policy (Policy) on July 11, 2022.
* The Policy establishes that prospective residential tenants in city-supported developments will not be disqualified from renting a housing unit based on a refusal by the housing operator to consider any lawful source of income. City-supported housing includes:
* Affordable housing, which is all affordable housing developments receiving any city-provided subsidy or financial incentives, including conveyance of real estate for the production of affordable housing, and
* Market-rate housing, which is any market-rate housing developed by a master developer or third-party developer(s) as part of a development receiving city infrastructure reimbursement incentives, such as Tax Increment Grants and capital-funded partnerships for infrastructure improvements.
Proposed Changes
* A summary of the recommendations considered by the Great Neighborhoods Committee includes:
* Enforcement. Upon a finding by the Community Relations Committee that a violation of the Policy has occurred, the following measures will occur:
* First Violation:
* Mandatory compliance training, and Housing Owner/Provider (Owner) shall be provided 30 days from the date of the confirmed violation to cure the violation without penalty.
* If violation is not cured within 30 days of the confirmed violation, Owner shall pay the applicant denied housing $100 per day until the violation i...
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