Bibb eyes second-term housing reforms amid affordability crunch

• It mandated that all landlords who don't live in the area have a local point person to address code violations.
• And it created a civil ticketing system to penalize negligent landlords without taking them to housing court.

🏘️ The Home for Every Neighbor program, launched in 2023, provides rapid rehousing and support services to Cleveland's unhoused population. More than 200 residents have been housed so far, per Bibb.

The other side: Even as mixed- and low-income housing projects have broken ground across the city, housing affordability remains a "crisis," Bibb tells Axios.

• Rent has risen faster in Cleveland over the past two years than any other big city in the country.

What they're saying: "It's not just about the housing side of the equation," Bibb says.

• "It's about jobs as well — good-paying jobs, and making Cleveland a better place to do business."

What's next: Bibb says his second term will focus on making the easy things easier.

• The city will launch a new permitting portal, announced this summer, to streamline development projects.
• Bibb also wants to expand the city's form-based code zoning pilot citywide by 2027.

Plus: A modular home manufacturer will soon be selected to construct 20 homes for a housing pilot next year.

The bottom line: "We can't let process be an impediment to prosperity," Bibb says.