Fixing houses = fixing crime?

[Harke the Boeotarch]

It would be cheaper just to fit the windows and doors of some properties with bars.

 

[Latimer]

I'm interested to know where the funds for this work come from. The linked article says:

"... grants awarded to low-income homeowners under Philadelphia’s Basic Systems Repair Program (BSRP) ... The BSRP ... is funded out of the city’s Housing Trust Fund ..."

Where does the trust fund get it's funds from?

Some or all of the funds may come from fees added on to the cost of obtaining a building permit. In California we have many, many add-ons, partially because we have property tax limits, and local governments have needed to find additional sources of revenue. In Los Angeles the "School fee" may be the largest share of the permit fee; in Beverly Hills it's the "Park and Recreation" fee. I have little doubt that in both jurisdictions only a portion of the fee goes to either schools or parks.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

It would be cheaper just to fit the windows and doors of some properties with bars.

And some would hugely benefit from being locked and being flooded with burning kerosene.

 

[unloadonme]

I presume these are in order by amounts: federal grants, foundation grants, state grants; other state and local funding sources. Their easy-to-find information isn't really clear about sources. Reading between the lines it sounds like they get a portion of property taxes based on the rise in value of the repaired and neighboring properties; it also sounds like most of the money goes into something like an endowment, which is used in two ways: income from the endowment is available for grants, and the endowment itself gets leveraged to obtain very low interest loans.

Some or all of the funds may come from fees added on to the cost of obtaining a building permit. In California we have many, many add-ons, partially because we have property tax limits, and local governments have needed to find additional sources of revenue. In Los Angeles the "School fee" may be the largest share of the permit fee; in Beverly Hills it's the "Park and Recreation" fee. I have little doubt that in both jurisdictions only a portion of the fee goes to either schools or parks.

Thanks guys. Sounds like the US is becoming a socialist utopia!

 

[Kulindahr]

It would be cheaper just to fit the windows and doors of some properties with bars.

Or that stronger glass with wire grid inside.

But all those really do is make criminals look for a different 'victim', and they only address crimes involving breaking in somewhere.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

Or that stronger glass with wire grid inside.

But all those really do is make criminals look for a different 'victim', and they only address crimes involving breaking in somewhere.

It wasn´t so much people breaking in that I was concerned with.

 

[Telstra]

''fixing houses is a crime'' = too much red tapes.
Where is the Freedom for ''democratic values'' ?

 

[Peloso]

It would be cheaper just to fit the windows and doors of some properties with bars.

Why not? Our response to school shootings is bulletproof backpacks.

 

[Kahaih]

Why not? Our response to school shootings is bulletproof backpacks.

Can't be sure, but I think he's saying lock them up inside their houses. Turn their house into a jail.

 

[BillyT]

I'm interested to know where the funds for this work come from. The linked article says:

"... grants awarded to low-income homeowners under Philadelphia’s Basic Systems Repair Program (BSRP) ... The BSRP ... is funded out of the city’s Housing Trust Fund ..."

Where does the trust fund get it's funds from?

Monies for the housing trust funds come from a portion of the documentary stamp taxes charged on every real-estate transaction. Realtors advocated for this tax — 10 cents per $100 of value — on the condition that all monies collected went to housing programs.Apr 7, 2021