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Tool 12: Determining Organizational Entities That Produce Affordable Housing

This tool outlines the various organizational entities that produce affordable housing, as well as the ownership/governance models they use. The tool also allows you to map out how many units, of each type, will be created by each organizational entity.

Please note that the blue cells below are calculation cells and thus, do not require entered information.

Steps:

  1. In the first row, in each of the columns from D to F, enter a type of unit required.
  2. Read the description (B) and governance/ownership model (C) of the outlined organizational entities.
  3. Consider which organizational entity to adopt, support, or partner with based the on desired governance or ownership model.
  4. In each of the columns from D to F, indicate how many units of each type will be created by each organizational entity.
  5. Click the "calculate" button to total the number of each type of unit to be built.

  Type of Unit Required
A) Organizational entity B) Description of entity C) Governance ownership model used by entity D) E) F)
Private non-profit Often affiliated with a religious organization, social organization or service club 60-year operating lease, units owned by housing trust
Co-operative no-profit Operated by resident members, but owners have no equity rights Co-op owns units purchased partly throught grants
Local housing corporation Owned by individual service managers established by local government Local housing corporation developers and operates unit
Municipal non-profit housing corporation Owned directed by munipal governments Municipal authority owns and operates units
Private for-profit Owned by property development companies or by individuals Private sector owns and operates units. Affordable units are created under rent covenants or through supplements
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