The pandemic has had a devastating impact on renters and homeowners in Orange County. To solve the looming housing crisis, the Orange County Housing and Community Development department coordinated with the towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough to pool housing funds and coordinate aid guidelines.
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Whether you currently live in a Chapel Hill public housing community, have lived in one in the past or are currently waiting for a unit to open up, we want to hear from you.
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Several low-income households struggling to afford rent during the pandemic are facing the threat of eviction as legal protections expire and governmental financial cushions run out. “COVID just intensified the panic if you were already financially worried for your family,” said Delores Bailey, executive director of EmPOWERment Inc.
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The day after a statewide moratorium on eviction cases expired in June, UNC’s Civil Legal Assistance Clinic and immigration advocacy group Siembra NC launched the CARES Act Eviction Information Line. The groups launched the eviction defense hotline for Spanish-speaking tenants as an effort to inform and empower tenants about their rights.
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At its specially called Wednesday meeting, the Chapel Hill Town Council discussed transit, COVID-19 response and affordable housing.
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Although Chapel Hill has exhibited increases in rent prices in May, Town and state officials are working to make sure emergencies like COVID-19 don't leave residents unable to access housing due to the price of their rent.
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After voters approved a $10 million housing bond, Chapel Hill is now trying to piece together how to issue it.
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Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County governments have agreed to move forward on plans for the Greene Tracts. Proposed developments include affordable housing, mixed-use space, a nature preserve and a school.
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“All of the trends — income trends, demographic trends, trends of developing housing — are all working against us,” Dowling said. “It’s really hard to create affordable housing, it’s much harder today than it was 20 years ago.”
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After the recession of 2008, the effects on the local housing market influenced policy decisions in Chapel Hill, presenting many issues to affordable housing that have continued to bleed into the decade.
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The Town of Chapel Hill suggests that affordable housing should cost no more than 30 percent of a household's income. However, the number of new "luxury" developments is increasing despite affordable housing efforts
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The 180 West Apartment Homes in Carrboro was acquired by an Atlanta-based firm and will be undergoing renovations and a renaming.
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For individuals with mental illnesses or other health conditions, finding affordable and livable properties can raise challenges. The UNC School of Social Work, working with a local nonprofit, has found a solution through tiny homes.
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“Any new Chapel Hill regulations will affect not only those property owners who use the STR system for profit, but also residents like us for whom the system simply makes it possible to plan for the future." Following multiple other cities, including Raleigh, Chapel Hill's Short-Term Rental Task Force will be recommending regulations on short-term rentals, like Airbnb, to the Town Council. Chapel Hill residents have mixed opinions on short-term rentals as some think they are beneficial for the Town and some do not.
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The Town's affordable housing preservation strategy is organized around three key objectives: preserve affordable housing, improve or maintain quality of affordable housing and support tenant protections for households at risk of displacement.
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