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August 25, 2021 State & Local Government Law

2021 Community Land Trusts: Protecting Affordability & Promoting Equity in Homeownership

Community Land Trusts: Protecting Affordability & Promoting Equity in Homeownership

September 15  | 1 - 2:30pm ET

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CLE Credits
Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules. *Florida Bar regulators have stated that attorneys will not receive Florida credit for this ABA program, even if they self-apply. For more information, visit the ABA MCLE

With housing costs once again soaring in the U.S, record numbers of new community land trusts starting up around the US. This CLE is designed to increase attorney awareness of the shared equity home ownership model, and to provide a framework for how the ground lease and other legal tools function to create and steward permanently affordable home ownership.

Overview of the Community Land Trust Model
- History and description of the CLT model
- Structuring property ownership
- CLT organizational structure and types of development
- Methods to preserve housing affordability

Legal and Transactional Issues Part I
- CLT Governance- Nothing for Us Without Us, The Tripartite Board
- Affordability Provisions in the Ground Lease
- Use, Maintenance, Inheritance and Other Ground Lease Provisions

Legal and Transactional Issues Part II
- Stewardship of Land, Homes, and Affordability--Enforcing Resale Restrictions
- Home Owner Associations and Resident Engagement
- On-Going Support for Owners--Foreclosure Prevention

Moderator
Tony Pickett, Chief Executive Officer of Grounded Solutions Network

Presenters
- Kristin King-Ries, Atty., Member of ABA and Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law.
- Greg Rosenberg, Atty. Greg is the director of the Center for Community Land Trust Innovation.
- Nina Culotta, Atty, ABA member. Nina is the Director of Programs at Houston Community Land Trust.