A guide for local decision-makers and community members.
The site's ever-growing “Housing Resource Toolbox” provides resources and best practices to municipal decision-makers and community members to help with planning and developing local housing policy. This toolbox contains:
Housing committees can play an important role in community-based approaches to local housing needs. These groups, whether they are formal municipal committees, informal citizen discussion groups, or anything in between, can document existing housing stock, assess housing gaps, and influence local policy.
Often, the same few people are working on multiple campaigns and projects in a community. While it is always valuable to reach out to the community's strong activists and leaders, it is also valuable to gain new perspectives and increase the capacity of other community members to organize and envision housing. Some ways to conduct a wider recruitment strategy include:
Introduction
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the federal agency responsible for:
How'd we calculate this?
Each borrower's situation is unique.
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"This property accepts the Vermont Common Rental Application."
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"Please contact the rental agent listed below to inquire about this vacancy."
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