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Author of The Affordable City, Shane Phillips, will share effective housing policies.
The Affordable City is an essential tool for professionals and advocates working to improve affordability and increase community resilience through local action.
Join the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio and Neighbors for More Neighbors Columbus for a lunchtime event with Shane Phillips, author of The Affordable City.
About The Affordable City
Cities are struggling to address the twin crises of high housing costs and household instability.
Debates over the appropriate course of action have been defined by two poles: building more housing or enacting stronger tenant protections.
Shane believes that effectively tackling the housing crisis requires that cities support both tenant protections and housing abundance.
He offers readers more than 50 policy recommendations, beginning with a set of principles and general recommendations that should apply to all housing policy.
The remaining recommendations are organized by what he calls the Three S’s of Supply, Stability, and Subsidy.
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Do you have housing to offer Afghan refugees?
Spearheaded by Councilmember Emmanuel Remy, The City of Columbus has committed to providing rental assistance for 12-month leases through the Afghan Rental Assistance Fund to approximately 520 people while families find more permanent housing. The program is also sponsored by the following groups:
City of Columbus
Columbus REALTORS
Community Refugee & Immigration Services (CRIS).
Columbus Apartment Association (CAA)
US Together
While it is anticipated that all lessees will be able to pay their rent, CRIS and the City seek to provide assurance to local landlords and property owners willing to lease to the families. Additionally, CAA has agreed for those landlords willing to participate, any application fees will be waived and the US background process accepted, in lieu of a typical background check. The program is specifically seeking single-family homes and multi-family units in the 43224, 43220, and 43228 zip codes.
Please contact Councilmember Remy’s Legislative Aide, Jeffrey Carter at JDCarter@columbus.gov with any questions.