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San Jose [CA] Affordable Housing Preference Policy

In 2024, the San Jose City Council adopted the Tenant Preferences Program to set aside 35% of affordable apartments funded with City funds for lower-income applicants who live in areas with high displacement pressures or who already live in the neighborhood of a particular affordable housing...

San Jose Preference Policy.pdf

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Berkeley [CA] Affordable Housing Preference Policy

In 2023, the Berkely City Council passed the Affordable Housing Preference Policy to address historical racial injustices, particularly for the Black community, who have been disproportionately impacted by exclusionary housing policies. The policy establishes seven preferences designed to assist...

7_11_2023; CLK - Agenda Packet (Public); Health, Housing and Community Services; ; REGULAR; Referral Response_ Affordable Housing Preference Policy for Rental Housing Created Through the Below Mar.pdf

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Portland [OR] Housing Bureau N/NE Housing Preference Policy

The Portland Housing Bureau instituted the N/NE Neighborhood Housing Preference Policy following years of organizing and advocacy by Black residents impacted by urban renewal. The initiative seeks to redress impacted communities by providing preference to those directly impacted or descended...

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Seattle [WA] Community Preference & Affirmative Marketing Policy

Community organizations requested that the City of Seattle implement a community preference policy to help address displacement and advance racial equity. In 2019, Seattle's mayor issued an Executive Order which included a policy to allow community preference in high risk of displacement...

Community Preference Guideline.pdf