1. Owner Incentives Section I: Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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2. OHA Community Section I: Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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3. City of Oakland

4. OHA Moving to Work Objectives
Improve voucher utilization and increase the number of families served
Simplify program requirements for both property owners and residents
Implement programs that provide services-enriched housing through systems alignment with federal, state, and local entitlement programs
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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5. Rental Market Shift Rising Rents and Low inventory
Loss of owners participating in our programs
Low voucher utilization
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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6. Owner Incentives
In October 2015, Market Watch reported “rent has jumped in secondary cities, including Oakland, CA (up 23% year over year to $2,030). Oakland has been identified as one of the cities with fastest growing rental markets in the nation.
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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7. Owner Incentives Owner Participation
Owner participation has decreased due to low vacancies, influx of market rate tenants, and time delays from tenant selection to contract execution, and HUD FMR’s lower than market rate rents.
LANDLORDS who received a Housing Assistance Payment averaged for each Fiscal Year*
Fiscal Year ending
Total#
Jun-12
5374
Jun-13
4972
Jun-14
4836
Jun-15
4564
Jun-16
4254
* This number does not capture individual owners who use management companies.
The management company receives one check for all landlords
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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8. State of Affairs/Statistics
Calendar Year 2016 (January-December)
11,782 leased vouchers or 91% utilization
5258 Rent Increases received
4960 Rent Increases approved
1548 Move-in Inspections
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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9. State of Affairs/Statistics
Calendar Year 2016 (January-December)
196 new owners joined via new contracts
175 Voucher Searchers
443 Ownership Changes
225 new owners via ownership change
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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10. Existing Activities Dedicated Team/Owner Services Owners Portal
Annual Landlord Appreciation Event
Partnerships with Community Based Organizations
Ongoing staff training
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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11. GOALS Maintain and increase owner participation
Reduce burdensome processes
Reduce time from RTA to Move-in
Increase outreach
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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12. MTW Approved Activities
Owner Incentives Programs
Pre-qualifying unit inspections
Vacancy Loss payments
Capital Improvement Payment
Owner recognition program
New Landlord Incentive Payment
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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13. Pre-qualifying Unit Inspections
Offered to all HCV program owners
Expedite the lease up process
Minimize delays and losses due to inspections
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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14. Vacancy Loss Payment Up to two months HAP is being offered
Existing HCV owners
Units previously occupied by an HCV participant
Must lease up within two months of previous contract cancellation.
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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15. Owner Recognition Program
Will be recognizing long term owners
5 years or more with 5 or more units on the program
Unit must be in good standing with the program.
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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16. New Landlord Payment
Will provide new owner participants a one-time payment
Incentive payment of $500.00
Upon execution of a new HAP contract
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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17. Capital Improvement Payment
Loan will address capital improvement issues related to HQS failure
Landlords who are entering into abatement can apply for payment of up to $2,500
Payments will be repaid to OHA via reduced HAP payments
Repayment over a period of no more than 6 months
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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18. Automatic Rent Increases for HCV
Targeting small area rental markets
Amount will be set using multiple data sources for small targeted geographic areas within the larger jurisdictions.
Rent analysis using internal and external data source.
Offer will be made to all property owners in the targeted area who have not received a rent increase in the last twelve months.
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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19. Automatic Rent Increases for HCV
Landlord will be notified of the offer 120 days prior to the proposed increase
Landlord will have 30 days to accept the offer
Participants will received 30 days notice of the increase
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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20. What’s New New Activities:
Partnership with Alameda County Department of Social Services
THP+ for foster youth
CalWorks housing assistance
Allocation of PBVs
RFQ Award S8 PBV to Existing Housing Units (total units 610)
RFQ Award for MTW Local Housing Assistance Program Funding - SRO housing (total units 289)
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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21. Contact Information
Teela Carpenter Assistant Director of Leased Housing Department Michelle Hasan Director of Leased Housing Department
Section I:
Short and long terms goals/objectives
Section II will include
Cap fund expenditures
Lease up information (households served)
Overall information regarding compliance with the Statutory Requirements
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