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At-Risk Track and Tenant Advisory Council

TOT-P2-C07-005

Let renters shape renter policy.

Delivery conditions

Detailed schedule is not established in the supplied canonical timeline. Timing shown is v1 editorial sequencing, subject to the source gates.

An advisory and program structure within the mayor's administrative authority.

The problem

Renter policy is usually written by people who have never been renters — or at least not lately. The people who know what's broken are the ones living it.

The plan

An At-Risk Track will prioritize the renters closest to losing their homes, and a Tenant Advisory Council — made up of renters themselves — will advise the city on every renter protection.

The council's recommendations will be published along with the city's response, so residents can see their voices moving policy.

How you’ll know it’s working

  • Tenant Advisory Council seated and meeting regularly
  • At-risk renters connected to prevention services
  • Council recommendations adopted by the city
  • Published response to every council recommendation
  • Renter trust in city housing programs

From the Blueprint

  • Four risk flags feed the track: rent burden self-attestation, notice-to-vacate upload, past-due ledger, and repair dispute escalation.
  • An uploaded eviction notice triggers a 72-hour outreach SLA — no intake queues, no callbacks ‘sometime next week.’
  • Routing: same-week legal clinic, mediation referral, prevention funds screening, and affordable housing matching.
  • Every case resolves into a tracked outcome: stayed housed, orderly transition, unresolved, or escalated.
  • Two-neighborhood pilot in months 3–9; citywide rollout in months 9–12.
  • A Tenant Advisory Council meets quarterly with a charter and feeds directly into code and policy updates.
The cheapest eviction to resolve is the one that never happens.
Sources and research conditions

S01 pp. 240-247

SOURCE-SUPPORTED

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Proposal FAQ

Questions, answered from the record.

What problem does At-Risk Track and Tenant Advisory Council address?

Renter policy is usually written by people who have never been renters — or at least not lately. The people who know what's broken are the ones living it.

What would At-Risk Track and Tenant Advisory Council do?

An At-Risk Track will prioritize the renters closest to losing their homes, and a Tenant Advisory Council — made up of renters themselves — will advise the city on every renter protection. The council's recommendations will be published along with the city's response, so residents can see their voices moving policy.

Who would own At-Risk Track and Tenant Advisory Council, and what authority would it use?

Housing portfolio owner. Executive Action: An advisory and program structure within the mayor's administrative authority.

How would Tampa know whether At-Risk Track and Tenant Advisory Council is working?

Tenant Advisory Council seated and meeting regularly; At-risk renters connected to prevention services; Council recommendations adopted by the city; Published response to every council recommendation; Renter trust in city housing programs

When would At-Risk Track and Tenant Advisory Council move?

Year One: Scoped pilot with published stage labels, then evaluate before any scale decision.

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