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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Age of housing stock has two important fair
Housing Units by Year Built housing implications. First, housing built
(Percent of Housing Units)
before 1978 may have lead paint, which is
100% hazardous for children. Lead paint is
required to be removed from or contained
90%
within rental units if a child under the age of
80%
6 will be living in the unit. Home sellers must
disclose whether there is lead paint in their
70% home, though they are not required to
remediate the hazard. Second, housing built
60% before 1990, when the Americans with
Disabilities Act was enacted, may not have
50% accessibility features such as elevators or
wider doors.
40%
About half (49% ± 2%) of Arlington’s
30% housing stock was built during or before
1939, about a quarter (24% ± 2%) was
20%
built between 1940 and 1959, and about a
10%
fifth (17% ± 2%) was built between 1960
and 1979. This means that around 90% of
0% Arlington’s housing predates lead paint laws
1939 or 1940 - 1960 - 1980 - 2000 - 2010 - and slightly more than 90% predates the
earlier 1959 1979 1999 2009 2016 Americans with Disabilities Act. While not all
housing built before 1978 has lead paint,
and while not all housing built before 1990 is inaccessible, housing built before these dates is more likely to pose
a potential barrier to certain protected classes.
The ten percent of housing constructed in Arlington over the last four decades breaks down as follows: 6% (±1%)
of housing was built between 1980 and 1999, 3% (±1%) was built between 2000 and 2009, and 1% (±1%)
was built between 2010 and 2016.
A relatively low share of Arlington’s housing stock has been constructed in recent years compared to the rest of
the region. Arlington is 21 (ranked highest to lowest share) of the 25 municipalities for units constructed between
1980