Solving the Rental Crisis in American Cities

Rajiv Desai | 3 Minute Read

Rents across the United States are skyrocketing at their fastest rate since 1986, surpassing a median monthly rate of $2,000 for the first time ever in May, 2022.

Why You Need a Centralized Rental Registry System

Rajiv Desai | 4 Minute Read

Whether you’re managing evictions, inspections, or affordable housing programs, you have a lot of moving parts to deal with — and plenty of stakeholders involved. Couple that with missing information, disparate systems, and poorly organized databases, and things get complicated quickly

A No-Code Software Solution: The Story of 3Di Engage

Rajiv Desai | 4 Minute Read

When organizations need software to handle complex processes and automation, it often seems there are only two paths to choose from: they could pay top dollar for a highly customized software solution (which might take months or even years before it’s ready), or they could buy an off-the-shelf...

Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements, Enforcement Tools

Rajiv Desai | 4 Minute Read

The Fair Housing Act was expanded in 1988 to protect Americans with disabilities, and their rights to safe, usable homes in communities across the country. The law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all housing transactions, and bars local zoning and land use ordinances...

Why a Rental Inspection Program Is Needed in Your City

Rajiv Desai | 3 Minute Read

Code enforcement: It’s no one’s idea of an electrifying dinner party topic, but it is one of the most powerful tools city leaders have for keeping rental housing safe and neighborhoods stable. An effective rental inspection program protects tenants and their children from housing conditions that...

Ensuring Every Eviction is a Just Cause Eviction

Rajiv Desai | 4 Minute Read

We know that housing stability has incredible benefits for children, families, healthcare systems, and local economies — and that housing instability is harmful to all of the above. That’s why it’s essential to put legal safeguards in place for renters in our communities, including laws that ensure...

Managing the Eviction Crisis: Why Cities Need EMPs

Rajiv Desai | 3 Minute Read

By mid-2021, more than seven million U.S. adults lived in households that were behind on rent payments. The current challenge for housing directors is at a scale never seen before. As federal mandates and funding programs end, millions of people could face evictions in the US. The demand on city...

Rent Stabilization vs Rent Control: Differences & Solutions

Rajiv Desai | 5 Minute Read

Rents are seeing dramatic increases – up over 10% on average from 2020 to 2021. With such a dramatic rise, local leaders are looking for solutions to help residents in their communities. It’s likely we’ll see more and more conversations about rent control and rent stabilization policies as well as...

No-Code & Low-Code Platforms' Potential in the Public Sector

Rajiv Desai | 5 Minute Read

When you think about implementing new software in a public sector environment such as local government, what comes to mind? For many of us, we imagine large scale projects that’ll be created by a team of software engineers and developers over many months, and typically at a significant cost.

Rental Property Inspection Programs: Ad-hoc vs Proactive

Scott McGill | 3 Minute Read

Rental inspection programs are key to ensuring safe living conditions for tenants in your community. But not all inspection programs are made equal. When inspection programs fall short, it’s the residents and citizens that suffer the consequences.