2015 Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing for Montgomery County and the Cities of Dayton and Kettering, OH

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2015 Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice for Montgomery County and the Cities of Dayton and Kettering, OH

This 2015 Regional AI—prepared by MVFHC under contract with Montgomery County, the City of Dayton, and the City of Kettering—is a comprehensive review of municipal housing, economic conditions and transportation conditions as well as public and private sector policies to determine whether they support or impede housing choice and opportunities for all persons in the region.

Entire document
2015 Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice for Montgomery County and the Cities of Dayton and Kettering, OH (PDF — 9 MB)

Sections and Appendices
Introduction and Executive Summary (PDF — 381 KB)

Section 1 — Jurisdictional Background Data (PDF — 4 MB)

Section 2 — Fair Housing Laws, Research, and Case Law (PDF — 470 KB)

Section 3 — Existing Fair Housing Structure (PDF — 864 KB)

Section 4 — Fair Housing in the Private Sector (PDF — 1 MB)

Section 5 — Fair Housing in the Public Sector (PDF — 2 MB)

Section 6 — Public Involvement (PDF — 833 KB)

Section 7 — Summary of Findings (PDF — 386 KB)

Appendix A — Glossary (PDF — 357 KB)

Appendix B — About the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center (PDF — 365 KB)

Appendix C — Scope of Services (PDF — 383 KB)

Appendix D — Advisory Committee (PDF — 345 KB)

Appendix E — Survey Results (PDF — 454 KB)

Appendix F — Telephone Interview Questions (PDF — 417 KB)

Additional materials referenced in the AI

Section 1 — Jurisdictional Background Data

An environmental scan of the Montgomery County safety net (PDF — 16 MB)
— Montgomery County Affordable Care Act Task Force, October 2013

Montgomery County Community Needs Assessment (PDF — 7 MB)
— Montgomery County Family and Children First Council and the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area, July 2014

Racial Wealth Inequality at the Metropolitan Area and National Levels: Findings and Implications (PDF — 1 MB)
— Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, July 16, 2015

Opportunity Mapping: The Geography of Opportunity, Dayton, Ohio (PDF — 1 MB)
— Dayton & Montgomery County Public Health District, February 2015

Notes from Shanahan Community Needs Assessment Panel (PDF — 258 KB)
— May 18, 2015

Slides from Community Needs Assessment Panel (PDF — 336 KB)
— Richard Stock, Ph.D., Business Research Group, University of Dayton, May 21, 2015

Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (PDF — 3 MB)
— Greater Dayton Premier Management

Information regarding Housing Placements for Refugees (PDF — 94 KB)
— Lawrence Bartlett, Director, Office of Admissions, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S. Department of State, January 27, 2012

A Second-Generation Disparity Study for the City of Dayton, Ohio (PDF — 1 MB)
— MGT of America, Inc., August 8, 2008

Section 2 — Fair Housing Laws, Research, and Case Law

Fair Housing Trends Report (PDF — 567 KB)
— National Fair Housing Alliance, April 5, 2006

Housing Discrimination against Racial and Ethnic Minorities 2012 (PDF — 4 MB)
— Ofice of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, June 2013

An Estimate of Housing Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples (PDF — 2 MB)
— Ofice of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, June 2013

ZIP Code Inequality: Discrimination by Banks in the Maintenance of Homes in Neighborhoods of Color (PDF — 20 MB)
— National Fair Housing Alliance, August 27, 2014

Are You Listening Now? A National Investigation Uncovers Housing Discrimination against the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (PDF — 5 MB)
— National Fair Housing Alliance, January 9, 2013

Where You Live Matters: 2015 Fair Housing Trends Report (PDF — 856 KB)
— National Fair Housing Alliance, April 30, 2015

Fair Housing Act Compliance Concerns Arising from Zoning Laws of Jurisdictions within Montgomery County, Ohio, and the Impact upon People with Disabilities (PDF — 135 KB)
— Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, March 2010

Section 3 — Existing Fair Housing Structure

ConPlans by HUD Region and Field Office 2016–2017 (PDF — 259 KB)

Section 4 — Fair Housing in the Private Sector

Community Reinvestment Act memorandum (PDF — 395 KB)
— Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, March 13, 2015

Accessibility (Design and Construction) Requirements for Covered Multifamily Dwellings under the Fair Housing Act (PDF — 189 KB)
— U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Justice, April 30, 2013

The Assessor’s Perspective (PDF — 6 MB)
— Karl L. Keith, Montgomery County Auditor, April 2, 2015

Foreclosures by Race and Ethnicity: The Demographics of a Crisis (PDF — 458 KB)
— Center for Responsible Lending, June 18, 2010

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in 2011 Ohio Mortgage Lending (PDF — 511 KB)
— Housing Research and Advocacy Center, March 2013

Section 5 — Fair Housing in the Public Sector

Opening the Door: Why Not in Our Back Yard? (PDF — 73 KB)
— Michael Allen, Planning Commissioners Journal, 2002

Zoning and Land Use Discrimination Does Not Pay (PDF — 40 KB)
— Michael Allen, The NIMBY Report, National Low Income Housing Coalition, 2002

Annual Action Plan 2014 (PDF — 3 MB)
— City of Dayton and Dayton/Kettering HOME Consortium, 2014

Assisted and Public Housing Directory (PDF — 1 MB)
— Montgomery County, August 2005

Second Program Year Action Plan (PDF — 1 MB)
— City of Kettering, November 8, 2011

Creating Redevelopment Opportunities for Our Communities (PDF — 1 MB)
— Montgomery County Land Reutilization Corporation, April 21, 2015

Property Policy Guidelines (PDF — 136 KB)
— Montgomery County Land Reutilization Corporation, April 21, 2015

2012 Five Year Plan (PDF — 25 MB)
— Greater Dayton Premier Management, July 1, 2012

Section 6 — Public Involvement

Data from 2015 AI focus groups and town hall meetings (ZIP archive — 727 KB)
— Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, 2015

2015 AI focus group questions (PDF — 409 KB)
— Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, 2015

2015 AI town hall questions (PDF — 385 KB)
— Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, 2015