Our Programs

Launching in June 2026!

The Dayton Energy Collaborative (DEC) and the City of Dayton’s Office of Sustainability Innovation Team are starting a program designed to assist small, local landlords in addressing critical repair needs in tenant-occupied homes while promoting long-term housing stability, affordability, and healthy communication practices between landlords and tenants. Through this pilot, qualifying landlords may receive grant funding for repair assistance on one tenant-occupied unit.

Repair Projects Will Be

• Identified through a comprehensive home assessment, completed by DEC staff

• Prioritized based on critical repairs needs impacting livability and paths to weatherization

• Informed by input from both tenants and landlords

• Completed by vetted contractors selected through a lowest-and-best-bid process

Program Requirements

1. Submit the Landlord Interest Form

2. Satisfy pre-check requirements (landlords with properties in foreclosure, with delinquent property taxes, or on the City of Dayton’s nuisance list may be excluded)

3. Complete the Landlord Application

4. Participate in a required class with their tenant (approx. a 3 hour time commitment)

   • Class topics include, but are not limited to:

     • Tenant rights and responsibilities

     • Landlord rights and responsibilities

     • Basic home maintenance

     • Conflict resolution

5. Develop and sign a new lease agreement or lease addendum that includes a communication agreement between landlord and tenant (to be developed during the required class)

6. Agree NOT TO do the following during the program compliance period (2 years):

   • Increase rent

   • Pursue evictions without just cause and pursuing mediation

   • Sell the home

7. Sign forgivable loan agreements related to grant-funded repair assistance

8. Participate in regular check-ins and compliance monitoring with DEC staff, including an assessment 6 months post project completion

9. Comply with all additional program policies and requirements

This program is intended to serve as a collaborative investment in both Dayton’s housing stock and the relationships that help create stable and successful tenancies. We are grateful for your interest and look forward to the opportunity to work together to preserve and improve housing conditions for Dayton residents.

Interested individuals should complete an interest form.

Visit DEC’s office for paper copies of the interest form.

Interested landlords should be prepared to provide a comprehensive list of properties that you own, including all that are in your name, an LLC that you own, have a legal title to, or are receiving rent from.