HB 2072

Abstract

Virginia Housing Development Authority; work group to establish Virginia Good Neighbor Next Door program. Requires the Virginia Housing Development Authority to report to the Governor, the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology, and the Virginia Housing Commission no later than July 1, 2022 on recommendations for the creation of a Virginia Good Neighbor Next Door program, similar to the Good Neighbor Next Door program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. to provide financial incentives for law-enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and teachers to purchase homes within designated revitalization areas in the localities in which they are employed.

Virginia Housing Development Authority; workgroup to establish Virginia Good Neighbor Next Door program.Directs the Virginia Housing Development Authority to convene a stakeholderwork group to establish a plan for the creation of a Virginia GoodNeighbor Next Door program, similar to the Good Neighbor Next Doorprogram administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment, to provide financial incentives for law-enforcementofficers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, andteachers to purchase homes within designated revitalization areasin the localities in which they are employed. The bill requires thework group to report its findings and recommendations, includingany legislative recommendations, to the Governor and the Chairmenof the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee onGeneral Laws and Technology no later than July 1, 2022.