BMR monitoring fee debate
Summary
Below-market-rate homeowners pay $129 a month — about $1,548 a year — for monitoring of their units. Councilmember Dinan called the fee excessive for low-income owners; others defended it as the price of enforcing deed restrictions that has recovered units sold improperly. The fee is now frozen until the EPA CAN DO contract expires in October.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
The fee generates roughly $125,000 a year from the city's 80-90 BMR units to fund monitoring and enforcement.
BMR deed restrictions are preserved and units stay available to qualified low-income buyers.
Low-income BMR homeowners bear a $1,548 annual fee on restricted incomes.
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