Description
Preserving and enhancing existing homes is one of the most efficient uses of resources for cultivating a sustainable housing stock. Rental inspection programs, disseminating educational materials about home safety and directing residents to home repair resources are all ways the city can help enhance and maintain its existing housing stock.
Components
- Provide education and connect residents with resources to ensure that residents have healthy and safe environments in which to live (e.g., radon information, building and fire codes, nuisance codes).
- Maintain and enhance enforcement tools aimed at incentivizing compliance while managing city staffing resources in a sustainable manner. These tools include administrative citations, public nuisance abatements (civil) and summary abatements.
- Continue to implement Rental Inspections Program for units 6 years and older.
- Continue to develop and share information about resources like Emergency and Essential Home Repair Program to support residents seeking upgrades.