Ali Rabe

Housing

Allow localities to provide property tax incentives to homeowners leasing to long-term tenants (instead of short-term rentals like AirBnB). Learn more

Provide affordable housing developers with sales tax relief, making it easier for them to keep their housing development affordable without hurting their bottom line. Learn more

Remove the requirement that affordable housing developers who receive a tax credit must also manage their property. Learn more

Create funding for needed infrastructure improvements to accommodate increased housing density and availability. Learn more

Fund in-person court mediators to resolve cases in court. Mediation allows landlords and tenants to come up with an agreement in court without going in front of the judge. Landlords get paid and tenants can avoid getting an eviction on their record if they comply with the mediation agreement. Learn more

Give local governments that aren’t resort towns the authority to ask voters for such taxes, and local governments in the Boise area should use at least some of the revenue to provide affordable housing. Learn more

Fund the creation of online tools and resources tenants can access before they go to court. Many tenants go to court without knowing about community resources that are out there to help them avoid eviction. The Legislature can partner with the courts to ensure those resources are readily available to people being summoned to court. Learn more

Allow a county or city to provide five or ten years of property tax abatement to a specific area to encourage the creation of affordable housing there. Learn more

Simplify the ability of affordable housing developers to access tax credits if their housing serves households at 80% of area median income (AMI) or below. The current language is outdated and nearly impossible to match exactly. Learn more

Encourage localities to eliminate permit fees that are required for development applications, and create other financial incentives for affordable housing development. Learn more

Remove restrictions on what funds cities and counties can use to address housing efforts. For example, other states allow cities to run bonds in order to fund affordable housing developments. Learn more

Codify improvements to the eviction court process which allow more cases to be resolved pre-court, saving tenants, landlords, and the court (therefore the taxpayers) time and money. Learn more

Provide homeowners in all of Idaho with the opportunity to have Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) on their property. Learn more