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The International Crime Free Association reports potential benefits of the program, including tenant satisfaction and increased demand for rental units. Independent assessments of these claims are necessary for a comprehensive understanding.<ref name="auto"/>
The International Crime Free Association reports potential benefits of the program, including tenant satisfaction and increased demand for rental units. Independent assessments of these claims are necessary for a comprehensive understanding.<ref name="auto"/>

Additionally, there has been push back against crime free ordinances. In federal lawsuits across the country, tenants, landlords, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have challenged crime-free ordinances and their enforcement, citing violations of fair housing laws, equal protection, due process, and the First Amendment right to free association.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-17 |title=‘Crime-Free’ Housing Ordinances, Explained |url=https://theappeal.org/the-lab/explainers/crime-free-housing-ordinances-explained/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=theappeal.org |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Program ==
== Program ==
Three phases must be completed under police supervision:
Three phases must be completed under police supervision:
* an eight-hour seminar presented by the local police department
* an eight-hour seminar presented by the local police department.
* certification that the rental property has met the security requirements for the tenants' safety
* certification that the rental property has met the security requirements for the tenants' safety.
* a tenant crime-prevention meeting is held<ref name="auto1">{{harvtxt|Tucson|2022}}</ref>
* a tenant crime-prevention meeting is held<ref name="auto1">{{harvtxt|Tucson|2022}}</ref>


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== References ==
== References ==
*'Crime-Free' Housing Ordinances, Explained (2021) [https://theappeal.org/the-lab/explainers/crime-free-housing-ordinances-explained/#:~:text=Recent%20years%20have%20seen,both%20ideologically%20and%20functionally.&text=Recent%20years,and%20functionally.&text=have%20seen,both%20ideologically https://theappeal.org/the-lab/explainers/crime-free-housing-ordinances-explained]
* {{cite web | url = http://www.crime-free-association.org/multi-housing.htm | title = Crime Free Multi-Housing: Keep Illegal Activity Off Rental Property | last = International Crime Free Association | date = 2022 }}
* {{cite web | url = http://www.crime-free-association.org/multi-housing.htm | title = Crime Free Multi-Housing: Keep Illegal Activity Off Rental Property | last = International Crime Free Association | date = 2022 }}
* {{cite web | url = https://www.tucsonaz.gov/police/crime-free-multi-housing | title = Crime Free Multi-Housing | last = Tucson | date = 2022 }}
* {{cite web | url = https://www.tucsonaz.gov/police/crime-free-multi-housing | title = Crime Free Multi-Housing | last = Tucson | date = 2022 }}

Revision as of 23:56, 26 January 2024

The Crime-Free Multi-Housing (CFMH) program is a crime prevention program, which partners property owners, residents, and law-enforcement personnel in an effort to eliminate crime, drugs, and gang activity from rental properties.[1]

History

The program began in Mesa, Arizona in the United States in 1992. Since then, it has spread to other US cities and several other countries.[1]

The International Crime Free Association reports potential benefits of the program, including tenant satisfaction and increased demand for rental units. Independent assessments of these claims are necessary for a comprehensive understanding.[1]

Additionally, there has been push back against crime free ordinances. In federal lawsuits across the country, tenants, landlords, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have challenged crime-free ordinances and their enforcement, citing violations of fair housing laws, equal protection, due process, and the First Amendment right to free association.[2]

Program

Three phases must be completed under police supervision:

  • an eight-hour seminar presented by the local police department.
  • certification that the rental property has met the security requirements for the tenants' safety.
  • a tenant crime-prevention meeting is held[3]

Participating landlords have the option to display their certification status on their property.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c International Crime Free Association (2022)
  2. ^ "'Crime-Free' Housing Ordinances, Explained". theappeal.org. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. ^ a b Tucson (2022)

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