affordable housing

Prescott Republican Representative Selina Bliss introduced three bills to address the explosion of short-term rentals, but all of them stalled in the state House. She spoke with KNAU.

As Williams landlords continue to convert their properties to short-term rentals, officials in that city want to transfer its rental assistance vouchers to Flagstaff.

Short-term rentals have helped create a lack of affordable housing in northern Arizona, including Williams, where city officials say the issue is impacting their Section 8 housing program.

Several northern Arizona mayors want state legislators to return local control of short-term rentals to cities so they can create rules that suit their communities.

The Sedona City Council gave preliminary approval to use more than $875,000 from the state for a rapid re-housing program that would help residents pay for the costs of moving into an apartment.

A report by Northern Arizona Housing Solutions shows the cost of renting a two-bedroom apartment in Flagstaff rose by less than a percent last year.

Three housing projects in Flagstaff added more than 100 affordable rentals to the city this year, but the total number of affordable rentals actually decreased.

During a visit to Flagstaff, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Tom Perez says increasing home construction is part of the solution to bringing housing prices down.

The Flagstaff City Council has approved nearly $3.5 million to build 139 affordable rental units in the city’s downtown area.

Sedona residents have started the process to force a referendum over the city council’s recent decision to set up a “safe place to park” for unhoused workers.