OBJECTIVE PRIORITY ACTIONS

1. Research similar programs and define eligibility criteria.

C. Establish a residential rehabilitation grant program for improvements to owneroccupied dwellings.

2. Allocate local funds to seed the program and try to leverage these with additional grants.

3. Advertise successful home rehabs as a way to share good news and promote continued investment in neighborhoods.

1. Create a project committee to research similar programs in comparable communities.

2. Conduct community meetings with both rental property owners and tenants.

D. Institute a rental registration program to ensure accurate and up-to-date contact information for owners to better keep negligent landlords accountable for their properties.

3. Determine program goals and parameters, including types of properties subject to the requirements and when inspections occur. For example, all rental properties, only properties with four or more units, exempt owner-occupied properties (duplex with the owner living in one side). Regarding inspections, all properties, a random sample, or only properties with a code citation or complaint.

4. Develop program materials such as the registration application, fees, and fines, and then create the program by county, city, and town ordinances.

5. Communicate the final program details to property owners.

6. Periodically evaluate the success of the program in achieving desired goals and amend as necessary.