Rental Housing Workgroup

**CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RENTAL HOUSING WORKGROUP (SEPT. 16, 2019)**

The Rental Housing Workgroup was approved by City Council to examine the issues related to the high demand for student housing due to student growth, the management of rental housing, and to address the need for non-student rental housing as well as affordable rental housing. The ultimate goal of the Rental Housing Workgroup was to develop planning, legislative, and policy recommendations that address these issues for presentation to Council for consideration.

Subcommittees 

The Rental Housing Workgroup was divided into 4 Subcommittees to address more specific more concerns around the following topics:

  • University of Delaware Student Growth
  • Rental Permits
  • Non-Student/Affordable Rental Housing

Workgroup Members 

Please click here to see a roster of Workgroup members and the Subcommittee(s) they served on.

Meetings

The Rental Housing Workgroup met from April 2019 until February 2020.  Please click here to see the Workgroup and Subcommittee's past meeting schedule. Each Workgroup and Subcommittee session was open to the public had a public comment period following the meeting agenda.

Meeting Agendas/Minutes/Materials 

To submit a question or comment about the City of Newark Rental Housing Workgroup, please email: planning-dept@newark.de.us