1. RELATING TO LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE SURCHARGES HB 2048 1 REPRESENTATIVE PHYLLIS GUTIERREZ KENNEY

2. HB 2048 Changes the Homeless Housing and Assistance Act document recording surcharge to: $40 through June 30, 2015 $30 from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017, and $10 beginning on July 1, 2017 Adds requirements to local governments and the Department of Commerce related to housing vouchers paid for with document recording fees. 2

3. Number of People Who are Homeless in Washington 91,100 – people who are homeless during the course of the year 75,300 – people provided temporary housing assistance 15,800 – people who cannot be served due to limited resources 3

4. Number of Kids in Washington Who are Homeless OSPI reports 21,800 homeless students during the last school year – up 56.5% since 2005. On any given day, there are 3,388 homeless families with children 4

5. What Will Happen if We Do Nothing? Data from Dep. of Commerce 4/6/11 5

6. The Department of Commerce projects a 25% increase in 11-13 and a 219% increase in 13-15 in the number of homeless people who cannot receive services due to funding. …With the Following Result 6

7. It’s Only Getting More Difficult to Find Affordable Housing 7

8. What is the Solution? Data from Dep. of Commerce 4/6/11 8

9. What about the local level? Data from Dep. of Commerce 4/6/11 9

10. Increase in Home Prices Compared to Recording Fees 10

11. Why Do We Rely on Fees? 11

12. Why Focus on Vouchers? In the right circumstances, vouchers can provide an efficient and cost-effective option for providing housing assistance to very-low income and homeless households 12

13. Document Recording Fees already Go Towards Vouchers State Portion of Recording Fee Dollars 39% of Commerce managed document recording fees are dedicated to project-based leasing or tenant-based rent assistance. Local Portion of Recording Fee Dollars 41% of reported locally retained document recording fees are dedicated to project-based leasing or tenant- based rent assistance. 13

14. HB 2048 Gives landlords the opportunity to “opt-into” an interested landlord list that local governments and contractors distribute Improves communication between local governments, agency providers, and interested landlords Emphasizes data tracking and reporting to better measure the benefits of vouchers Advances public-private partnerships in affordable housing 14