Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/57214/637641171662530000 ↗

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Housing Stock Recommendations
• Plan for and permit new housing development that could address Arlington’s share of the regional
housing supply gap.

• Encourage new developments to include sufficient accessible units.

• Offer grants or low-interest loans to retrofit historic housing for accessibility.

• Prioritize family-sized units for new affordable housing units, including purpose-built affordable housing
and inclusionary units.

• Conduct targeted outreach and provide tenant application assistance and support to persons with
disabilities, including individuals transitioning from institutional settings and individuals who are at risk of
institutionalization.

45 Massachusetts Environmental Public Health Tracking data: https://matracking.ehs.state.ma.us/Health-

Data/Childhood_Blood_Lead_Levels.html
46 See Jacobs, et al. “The Prevalence of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in U.S. Housing.” Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume 110,

Issue 10 (2002). https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/pdf/10.1289/ehp.021100599 This nationwide analysis of lead paint prevalence finds
30% of renter households have significant lead-based paint hazards compared with 23% of owner households. Likewise, 38% of
households in poverty have significant lead-based paint hazards in their home, versus 22% of households not in poverty. An estimated
29% of Black households have lead-based paint hazards, compared with 25% of White households, and 32% of Latino households
versus 24% of non-Latino households have lead-based paint hazards. These are national estimates, so they are not directly applicable
in Arlington,

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• Maintain a database of housing that is accessible to persons with disabilities.