Category Archives: Objective IV-C. More participation of both owner-occupant and investor owners of two- to four-unit buildings in landlord management training and certification

Perform outreach to two- to four-unit building landlords to get training;

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Many other landlords will not be covered under these requirements and should be encouraged through other means. Free courses in Woodlawn with a proof of membership in the Homeowner Association or Block Club can be offered to those landlords who sign a code of conduct and/or participate in no-fee rental registration program with the Small Building Initiative. Despite the lack of explicit enforcement, this will create public information about available rental housing and provide standards for enforcing community norms.

Note on Implementation of Counseling and Training Activities

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A host of providers for housing counseling, credit counseling and landlord training exist in Chicago, if not close to Woodlawn. As a result, the challenge of implementation rests on developing partnerships to bring the existing opportunities to beneficiaries in Woodlawn and those who may look to relocate Woodlawn. This can be done by advertising the counseling opportunities on Choice Neighborhoods materials and in those of supportive services coordinator Metropolitan Family Services. The Small Building Initiative could also develop an online presence or a regular distribution list of non-profit staff members, residents and officials. The message can be successfully distributed through existing organizational networks. Lastly, the Initiative could sponsor a series of ÒteaserÓ workshops with the Network of Woodlawn, Homeowners Association or the Metropolitan Planning Council that educate the community on issues such as repairing credit and landlord practices, but also introduce existing service providers to the community.

Sponsor landlord education seminars for landlords who join homeowner association or who sign code of conduct and register rental apartments with Small Building Initiative

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Many other landlords will not be covered under these requirements and should be encouraged through other means. Free courses in Woodlawn with a proof of membership in the Homeowner Association or Block Club can be offered to those landlords who sign a code of conduct and/or participate in no-fee rental registration program with the Small Building Initiative. Despite the lack of explicit enforcement, this will create public information about available rental housing and provide standards for enforcing community norms.

Require all purchases of two- to four-unit buildings affiliated with the Small Building Initiative to get landlord training certification

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A third form of technical assistance is landlord education and training for landlords of two- to four-unit buildings in Woodlawn. This training is important because margins can be very tight with this type of housing. Community Investment Corporation provides such landlord education and certification, which applies to landlords of both multifamily and two- to four-unit buildings. Certification for completing this program is required by the Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago for their CityLIFT program to assist homeowners in purchasing two- to four-unit buildings (NHS of Chicago, 2013c). In line with this practice, the Initiative should have the blanket requirement that any homebuyer or landlord that is assisted with funds from the Small Building Initiative must successfully obtain a certificate of completion from CICÕs landlord training.