Proposals that would ban rental application fees, mandate training for landlords, reform single-family zoning or redirect taxes to pay for increased enforcement of housing laws are among a slate of policies Freedom Bloc may propose Akron voters weigh in on this fall.
The community advocacy group presented 14 housing-related policies last week at a meeting with politicians, advocates and interested residents. It wanted to gauge interest in the slate of proposals that are designed to help make Akron’s housing more affordable and easier for residents to keep.
“We’re all about housing being a human right,” said Imokhai Okolo, an organizer with Freedom Bloc who helped lead the session. “People deserve housing whether they can afford it or not, whether they can maintain it or not.”…