Kentucky states a housing policy that aims to expand decent, affordable housing and coordinate housing planning and programs.
198A.025 State policy on housing. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares it to be in the public interest to establish a state policy on housing. The objectives of a Kentucky housing policy shall be to: (1) Encourage the availability of decent and affordable housing for all Kentucky residents; (2) Identify the basic housing needs of all Kentuckians, including the elderly, persons of low and very low income, the disabled, the homeless, and single-parent households; (3) Coordinate housing activities and services among state departments and agencies to ensure program flexibility and comprehensive housing production; (4) Remove administrative and regulatory guidelines to ensure compatibility in the development of affordable housing for all Kentuckians; (5) Inventory state owned lands and buildings to evaluate utilization for both public and private housing development; (6) Encourage and strengthen collaborative planning and partnerships among social service providers, all levels of government, and the public and private sectors, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations, in the production of affordable housing; (7) Reevaluate housing and housing-related programs and policies to ensure proper coordination of those programs and policies; (8) Coordinate housing into comprehensive community and economic development strategies at the state and local levels; (9) Encourage local planning commissions to include a housing element in the five (5) year comprehensive plan; and (10) Discourage housing policies or strategies which concentrate affordable housing in limited sections of metropolitan areas and county jurisdiction. Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 50, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996.