How Monroe County Plans To Create Affordable Housing

Monroe County executive’s plans to address the Rochester’s housing crisis with a four-pronged plan. Monroe County is using $7.8 million from  the American Rescue Plan to fund it.  During a the press conference, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello’s  plan has the following four programs:

• The housing search navigator and after care program.  These navigators will help tenants find housing, provide transportation to tour apartments, and provide help with application fees if needed.
• The landlord incentive program.  It hopes to create up to 1,500 housing units by offering landlords cold hard cash if they’re willing to rent to low-income tenants and voucher holders.  Those cash incentives include leasing bonuses, limited warranties against unpaid rent or damages, and referral payments..
• The rental repair program.  It will provide financial support to landlords to update up to 600 apartments.
• The landlord-tenant mediation program. it will provide mediators to resolve conflicts and try to prevent evictions.

Source: WHEC-TV