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

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

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ID Recommendation Relevant Analysis Implementing
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F2 Eliminate rental application fees for voucher holders. Housing Vouchers AHA
F3 Encourage landlords to follow HUD’s guidance on the Housing Vouchers AHA, DPCD
use of criminal backgrounds in screening tenants.
F4 Eliminate barriers to tenant participation in AHA Housing Authority AHA
meetings by providing childcare and/or meeting at Governance
alternative times and days of the week.
Strategy G: Protect tenants in protected classes from displacement.
G1 Bolster protections of tenants by requiring property Displacement DPCD, Town
owners to give significant notice to tenants when they Meeting
are preparing to redevelop or sell a property and
when they are planning to raise rents.
G2 Advocate for passage of the Tenant Opportunity to Displacement DPCD, Town
Purchase Act at the state level. If it passes, support Manager
tenant purchasers through funding and technical
support.
Strategy H: Encourage access to private housing by protected classes.
H1 Conduct targeted outreach and provide tenant Housing Stock DPCD, DEI
application assistance and support to persons with Director,
disabilities, including individuals transitioning from Disability
institutional settings and individuals who are at risk of Commission
institutionalization.
H2 Maintain a database of housing that is accessible to Housing Stock DPCD, DEI
persons with disabilities. Director,
Disability
Commission
H3 Partner with one or more financial institutions and Mortgage Lending DPCD
quasi-public institutions like the Massachusetts Housing
Partnership to market available financing options to
protected classes. Ensure those mortgage products are
fair to borrowers.

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