A | Revise policies to prioritize affordable housing.
Change local policies to produce quality, affordable housing and preserve existing housing stock.
Developed City of Tulsa Affordable Housing Strategy 2020-2024.
Expanded renewable sources of funding for Trust Fund and sustainability, as well as capacity of developers.
Mayor challenged community to dedicate $500 million to housing.
Started the Housing, Homelessness, and Mental Health Task Force.
Reduce policy-level barriers to housing.
Completed Downtown Tulsa Housing Study.
Created of City of Tulsa Affordable Housing Trust Fund for loans, grants, developer incentives, rental assistance, and landlord incentives.
Created Legislative Task Force & defeated bill that would have made evictions easier and now advocating for legislation to amend Landlord-Tenant Act.
Implemented “Ban the Box” Initiatives, beginning with requirements for landlord incentives in the Trust Fund.
Expanded languages at eviction court and on court documents.
Implement a five-year affordable housing plan.
Launched centralized unit inventory.
Leveraged landlord trainings, Early Mediation Settlement Program, and resources for eviction prevention to engage landlords in increasing access to housing.
Launched City of Tulsa Affordable Housing Strategy 2020-2024 informed by Downtown Tulsa Housing Study.
Funded City of Tulsa Affordable Housing Trust Fund for loans, grants, developer incentives, rental assistance, and landlord incentives.
Completed Tulsa Citywide Housing Assessment.
Build partnerships to implement new housing creation strategies.
City launched Financial Empowerment Centers.
Continued support and marketing of the City’s Affordable Housing Plan by Leadership Council and other AWH4T representatives.
LTRC hired staff with property management background to work with landlords.
Built partnerships with landlords.
B | Connect tenants to units.
Create systems and tools to support households at risk of or experiencing homelessness to find and access housing.
Began using centralized unit inventory.
Created felon-friendly list of housing providers for use by outreach team and emergency housing team.
Developed Housing Stabilization Case Coordination.
Engage and support landlords and housing providers to increase housing availability.
Leveraged landlord trainings, Early Mediation Settlement Program, and resources for eviction prevention to engage landlords in increasing access to housing.
Provided $50,000 in landlord incentives including Landlord Guarantee Fund and Gold Star Landlord Program.
Expanded LTRC on-site landlord and tenant education.
Presentated on green-zone housing for justice involved residents.
Support tenants who have stabilized in homeless housing to transition to other housing options.
Increase availability of permanent housing for people who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing, homelessness.
Partnered with THA and OFV to support use of Emergency Housing Vouchers.
Received YHDP funding, which will create new permanent housing in 2023.
Started DVIS/TDC Collaboration for rapid rehousing.
Create flexible funds to reduce barriers to housing.
Continued to expand renewable sources of funding for Trust Fund and sustainability, as well as capacity of developers.
Funded City of Tulsa Affordable Housing Trust Fund for loans, grants, developer incentives, rental assistance, and landlord incentives.