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The Towns of Orleans and Eastham have partnered to launch a “Lease to Locals” program, a housing strategy that has been gaining popularity on Cape Cod and the Islands.

Program would incentivize leasing to locals instead of the short-term rental market.

The town of Truckee wants to increase the number of long-term rental properties available for local workers, offering financial incentives to property owners who offer these leases.

The city of Ketchum recently announced a new rental housing program that will pay property owners up to $12,000 depending on the property’s size for leasing to locally employed renters for the program’s full-length term of 36 months.

With the rising costs of homes in places like Truckee, local workers are being priced out. But new programs are helping to change that.

Finding a place to live in the Tahoe Basin is a difficult task for many local workers. A recent partnership between Placemate and Washoe County aims to remedy this problem.

The Lease to Locals program in the area would operate much like those already in the community: they provide either seasonal or long-term leases to people working in the area and an incentive to the property owners for renting it out

Town hopes that program will help to incentivize year-round rentals

Dozens find year-round rentals in Provincetown and on Nantucket as homeowners sign up for incentives.

‘Lease to Locals’ has helped secure 15 properties for 27 tenants so far

Truckee property owners who rent homes to local workers for at least three years will be eligible to receive up to $26,000 in public subsidies

The Rooted Renters program is a collaborative effort between the Town of Truckee and Placemate, Inc., a leader in creating housing solutions for vacation communities