Affordable Housing and Property Rights

Limit rental application fees

Establish land use review docket

Provide attorney for low income evictions

Allow residential use in commercial zone

Allow eviction at end of lease

Protect building plans and permits from future code and zoning changes

Ban local restrictions that would require less than 2 occupants per bedroom

Allow two accessory dwelling units by right

Require zoning ordinances to directly relate to health and safety

Allow local limits on rent increases

Prohibit eviction after raising rent based on algorithm

Ban inspection of owner-occupied residences under 4 units

Make it easier to convert single family residence into two units

Set up process to evict squatters, tax credit for office conversions, some changes to parking requirements

Protect recovery houses from extra zoning restrictions

Allow appeal of state agency decisions to Housing Appeals Board

Combine Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals into new Land Appeals Board

Include affordability criteria in "inclusionary zoning," ease "housing opportunity zone" requirements and extend tax breaks

Establish Historic Housing Preservation Tax Credit, add $15 million for affordable housing

Establish median income rental housing program

$2.5 million for homeless shelters

Increase annual transfer to Affordable Housing Fund

Establish incentive program to rent to those with housing vouchers

Add additional requirements to evict for renovation, allow stay of eviction up to six months

Study options for student housing

"HOMEnibus" bill to encourage office conversions, more density