Everyone deserves a safe, stable, affordable, healthy place to call home.
Healthy housing is a key element in ensuring that people have a decent place to live and encompasses a wide range of hazards and other conditions found in homes that can negatively impact resident health and safety, such as lead-based paint, mold, moisture, pests, and more.
Cities have several tools by which they can affect the structures and systems that address health concerns. The Healthy Housing module of the Local Policy Hub explores how communities can improve the health and wellbeing of residents by taking strong, sensible policy action.
This Local Policy Hub will share real-world examples of policy strategies different cities have deployed, providing both downloadable ordinances with language to consider adapting locally and other relevant resources.
The ordinances included are all carefully vetted practices and policies that local leaders can use to easily identify and compare available options and language. The Important Considerations section provides a deeper understanding of the policy categories and selection process.
How to Use the Hub
- Use the top menu to navigate between different policy categories and each section of the toolkit.
- Click the sidebar to navigate to specific strategies within each page.
- Actual ordinances are provided for PDF download within each strategy.
- Use the Print Page feature for ease of reference and sharing with partners.
- As you explore the Local Policy Hub, you will see links to accompanying resources, and a compiled list of resources is available in the Appendix as well.
Context & Policy Categories
Important Considerations
Rental Registry
Proactive Rental Inspection
Performance-Based Rental Licensing
Lead Poisoning Prevention
Acknowledgements & Appendices
Get Technical Assistance
For additional information and resources to assist local policymaking, please reach out to the healthy housing team.