NLIHC will host a session of “Tenant Talk Live” – a webinar with and for renter and resident leaders – today (September 12) at 6 pm ET. During the webinar, NLIHC staff will be joined by tenants who live in Community Land Trusts (CLTs) to discuss CLTs and tenant experiences becoming homeowners. Register for today’s Tenant Talk Live webinar at: https://bit.ly/361rmy2
CLTs are nonprofit organizations led by residents and public representatives who work to preserve a shared equity homeownership model or affordable homeownership program in their communities. CLTs are often resale-restricted, deed-restricted, or co-op organizations. The organization New Communities, Inc. was credited with starting the first CLT in Albany, Georgia, in 1969. The movement to create CLTs was led by Black farmers in the South and aimed to make housing permanently affordable for families and communities with the lowest incomes. The movement has grown throughout the United States and has led to the creation of over 225 CLTs in both rural and urban areas. CLTs have also developed over the past decade to include renters in their model. One example of the new renter-inclusion model is the the Albany Community Land Trust (ACLT) in Albany, New York. ACLT and approximately 22 other CLTs across the country have focused on helping renters develop their wealth in order to become homeowners.
Because forming a CLT can be an intimidating task, today’s webinar will include residents of CLTs who can share their experiences with Land Trusts and explain how CLTs can serve as wealth-building tools. To learn more about starting a CLT, visit the Grounded Solutions Network’s Startup Community Land Trust Hub.
Remember: Tenant Talk Live would not be possible without tenants like you! We strive to connect and engage with tenants and tenant leaders through our webinars. If you are a low-income tenant and have a topic you would like to propose for an upcoming Tenant Talk Live, or if you would like to participate as a speaker on an upcoming call or webinar, please email Sidney Betancourt at [email protected]
Register for today’s Tenant Talk Live webinar at: bit.ly/361rmy2
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