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UMD researcher briefs Rockville council on strategies to preserve affordable housing
Summary
The University of Maryland graduate researcher presented findings and three recommendations for preserving both subsidized and naturally occurring affordable housing in Rockville: create a centralized subsidized‑housing database, reestablish rehabilitation loan financing, and strengthen a county‑level preservation network.
The Rockville Mayor and Council received a presentation June 16 on best practices for preserving affordable housing, delivered by Thomas Garda, a graduate researcher at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy.
Garda framed "preservation" to mean both extending legal affordability (rental covenants and subsidies) and physical preservation of aging housing stock through rehabilitation. His research drew on stakeholder interviews, a review of national cases and a simple risk analysis of properties with affordable units in Rockville.
Key findings and recommendations
- Centralized preservation database: Garda recommended the city (or a county partnership) build a…
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