There are almost 380,000 affordable homes across California funded by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). These affordable homes provide safe, affordable and stable homes but tenants have limited eviction protections. While LIHTC provides a vague standard that households can only be evicted for “good cause,” these developments are exempt from many other tenants’ rights laws, such as the California Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482). Panelists from advocacy organization and nonprofit affordable housing developers will discuss where things currently…

Kick off the new year with ELPN! Join us on Thursday, February 2 for our first social event of 2023 at Chambers Eat + Drink in Downtown San Francisco. This event is a great way to connect with fellow housers or introduce a colleague to the ELPN community. Tickets are $20 which includes appetizers and unlimited wine, beer, and soft drinks. Additional drinks will be available for purchase. If cost is an issue, please reach out to Andrew@nonprofithousing.org. No one…

If you’ve ever gazed in despair at an enigmatic 1,000-page set of construction drawings, this training is for you! Drawing sets – the giant bundles of technical drawings used for permitting, construction, and maintenance – have a language and structure of their own. This training will help you navigate through them with confidence to find the information you need. We’ll cover the basics of how drawings are organized, dated, and revised. The speakers will also cover tags, schedules, and detail…

ELPN’s Social Housing Forum will be an open and exploratory discussion on the prospect of introducing a social housing model to California. We will discuss what “social housing” really means, what it looks like abroad, and what it might look like in California. Panelists from a variety of backgrounds will share their thoughts, research, and plans for this development model and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and share their thoughts on what shape social housing may take…