The White House is soliciting responses to its Resident-Centered Property Management Practices Pre-Challenge. Selected responses will be featured in a White House press release in mid- to late-January launching the full challenge. For the pre-challenge they are looking for “a few very strong exemplars of commitments to share with the announcement of government actions.” Responses are due by 5 p.m. ET on January 9. Both the pre-challenge and challenge are soliciting commitments and/or actions organizations are taking within the following areas:

  • Developing a bill of rights, code of ethics or membership standards that align with basic tenets of resident-centered housing provision;
  • Adopting higher standards that are required by law in one locality and applying them to rental housing operated by the same provider in other localities;
  • Creating new benefits and/or services for residents that enhance their economic mobility, build credit, and/or prepare them for homeownership;
  • Expanding pathways to eviction mitigation and prevention; and
  • Enhancing and increasing communication between tenants, residents and housing providers and other types of resident-centered housing communication practices.