Housing Trust Funds (HTFs) and Community Land Trusts (CLTs)

An excellent description what Housing Trust Funds are, and related tools of Community Land Trusts and Land Banks was provided at the 2018 Kansas Housing Conference by Rebecca Buford, Executive Director of the Lawrence Community Housing Trust. It is recommended that you read that overview as an introduction to accompany the following documents, which illustrate the variety of approaches taken at the local, state, and federal level.

HTF DESCRIPTIONS

LOCAL:

• Lawrence, KS:
  • Rebecca Buford 2018 presentation at the Kansas Housing Conference
  • HTF Budget Ordinance 2018
  • Justice Matters - Model Cities: Affordable Housing Trust Fund Best Practices
• Bloomington, IN: HTF Ordinance 1995
• Milwaukee, WI: HTF Funding Strategy Ideas
• Cambridge, MA: HTF Report 2006
• Ithaca NY: Housing Trust Fund
• Polk County, IA: Housing Trust Fund

STATE:

Kansas Housing Resources Corporation - State Housing Trust Fund description 2013

FEDERAL:

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - About the HTF [federal fund]

CLTs and other "Shared Equity" Home-ownership Concepts:

• CityLab University: Shared-Equity Homeownership by Benjamin Schneider
• Community Land Trusts by groundedsolutions.org includes links to a startup guide and a detailed technical manual