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Governments should provide additional funds to build and modernize public housing in order to create adequate supportive housing options for people with physical and

Policymakers should ensure that homeowners are able to make necessary home repairs and modifications, as well as energy efficiency improvements.

State and local governments should promote the safety of residents living in dilapidated or otherwise unsafe housing, including those living in multifamily units.

They should require:

Policymakers and the private sector should facilitate the creation of housing options and neighborhoods that encourage and effectively accommodate multiple generations living together. 

Policymakers should take steps to foster housing stability during declared emergencies. Among the temporary measures they should consider are: 

Government budgets reflect the priorities of policymakers. They specify what programs and activities the government will support and how to raise the money needed to fund them.

Policymakers should take steps to prevent unnecessary evictions. This includes: 

Eviction records should be sealed unless and until an eviction case is resolved in favor of the proprietor.

Policymakers at all levels of government should prohibit unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices in the housing market (see also

Policymakers should conduct oversight and take action to address the negative impacts of private equity ownership of rental housing properties.