Rep. Jon Patterson, the Speaker of the Missouri House (a fellow KCMO Housing Provider) who led the legislative body as they passed our historic & critical business-saving Source of Income ban this year, is running for state Senate. Many don’t realize that we also got a couple of other wins in the bill (preventing reductions in security deposits & banning Tenants’ Right of First Refusal when owners sell their …
We are also building our National Housing Provider Coalition (NHPC) to do the same – nationwide. Our goal is to meet once a month with our next Zoom meeting on Thursday, January 22nd at 12:00pm (Central Standard Time). Our goal is to be a collective group of organizations & individuals joining together to address rental property issues in our industry. We will be tracking …
In Missouri, we will host a local congressman (Rep. Mark Alford) and regional Housing & Urban Development (HUD) officials & other federal and MO+KS state elected officials for a listening session locally on February 6th to share the barriers we face in our housing businesses (including legislative) and work towards solutions to overcome them. We are seeking a few informed industry members …
Our KC Regional Housing Alliance group will be hosting monthly or every-other-month meetings so that we can regularly check in on current market conditions, legislation & also prepare to support or defeat pending legislation. We represent all of the local rental housing groups in MO & KS. NOTE: We have some troubling legislation brewing in Kansas and Missouri. If you have not already, …
On May 7, 2025, the Missouri Legislature passed House Bill 595, a bill that prevents cities like Kansas City from forcing private landlords to accept housing vouchers or alternative forms of payment such as gig work income or disability assistance. This law also blocks local governments from restricting how landlords conduct background checks and other due diligence during tenant screening. This legislation …
Kansas City Housing providers win Preliminary Injuction over the Source Of Income Ordinance. A federal judge blocked the Kansas City Missouri Source Of Income Ordinance that required housing providers to not discriminate against potential renters based on their source of income. The injunction pertains to housing vouchers only. The City has not stopped all enforcement of source of income discrimination …
Jackson County Taxpayers Property Tax Assessment & Housing Policy Town Hall w/ Rep. Jon Patterson & Legislator Sean Smith on 9/30/24 Join us on Monday, September 30th at 6:00pm at the Gamber Center, 4 SE Independence Ave., Lee’s Summit, MO to learn more about the Taxpayer Bill of Rights and get other updates on the reassessment process. Hosted by the …
KC Regional Housing Alliance and the National Housing Provider Coalition hosted Dr. Lawrence Yun, the Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors at their listening session on Tuesday May 28th with Director Sandra Thompson from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. He joined them in the afternoon to learn more of his perspective on the housing market in the US …
The KC Regional Housing Alliance, the National Housing Provider Coalition, and the Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors hosted a listening session in Kansas City on May 28th, 2024, to provide Sandra Thompson, the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and staff from the FHFA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac feedback on the restrictive regulations they are considering for enterprise …
Front-line local housing industry professionals will be sitting down with federal regulators, staff, and officials to share feedback about current and proposed housing policies. Morning: Housing Industry Listening Session Join the National Housing Provider Coalition and the KC Regional Housing Alliance for this unprecedented Housing Industry Listening Session here in the Midwest with special guests from the Federal government. Sandra …