Affordable Housing Policy

Housing should be accessible and affordable for working families, seniors, and young people starting their lives.

Policies include:

• Increasing investment in affordable housing developments
• Incentivizing developers to include affordable units in new projects
• Supporting mixed-income communities

Renters deserve stability and fair treatment.

Policy goals:

• Strengthening protections against unjust evictions
• Ensuring transparent lease agreements
• Expanding tenant legal assistance programs

Owning a home should be achievable for more families.

Policies include:

• Expanding down payment assistance programs
• Offering financial education for new homebuyers
• Supporting low-interest mortgage programs

Preventing homelessness is more effective and humane than responding after a crisis occurs.

Policy priorities:

• Increasing emergency rental assistance programs
• Expanding supportive housing programs
• Investing in homelessness prevention services

Communities should grow without displacing long-term residents.

Policies include:

• Supporting community land trusts
• Encouraging responsible development
• Protecting neighborhoods from rapid displacement