
Educating, advocating, and
organizing to uphold just
and integrated communities
north of Chicago, Illinois
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| The Housing Opportunity Tax Incentive | |
|---|---|
| Impact | Provides a property tax incentive to landlords in low-poverty areas who rent to Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) recipients. |
| Get Involved! | Read the fact sheet. Find out how landlords can participate. Also, find out more about Section 8 Occupancy. |
| The Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act: | |
| Impact | Requires certain local governments to approve an affordable housing plan by April 1, 2005, and creates a State Housing Appeals Board to hear appeals of denied affordable housing proposals. Most of IHCNS's service area is affected by this act. |
| Get Involved! | Read the fact sheet. |