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Strategic Plan — FY 2000 -FY 2004 City of San Leandro Page 12 of 35 Preserve Below Market Rate (BMR) Housing Program • Continue to monitor developers' compliance with BMR Housing Program through written quarterly reports and site visits. There are currently 176 units in the program, including those which are governed by Regulatory Agreements under the Tax Exempt Bond Financing and Redevelopment Area Inclusionary requirements, and the Apartment Rehabilitation Program. Geographic Distribution All programs listed are available to eligible households throughout the City of San Leandro. Priority: Preserve existing affordable rental and ownership housing for low and moderate- income households. Priority Analysis and Obstacles to Meeting Undersen'ed Needs The following analysis of the availability of affordable rental and ownership housing for low- and moderate- income households, and obstacles to meeting this need, was prepared by the Consortium. As a Consortium member, the City of San Leandro subscribes to this priority and has proposed activities that meet the objective of providing affordable rental and ownership housing for low- and moderate - income households. The Alameda County HOME Consortium Housing Market Analysis describes the condition of the Consortium's housing stock, including the existence of substandard rental and ownership housing. According to data collected for the American Housing Survey, in 1997, about 12% of all rental housing stock and 5% of all owner housing stock nationwide were defined as having moderate to severe physical problems with the property. Of the rental units, 15% of the interiors and 9% of the exteriors were reported as inadequate. It is estimated that these figures are reflective of the housing and rental stock in the Alameda County HOME Consortium. The incidence of lead paint hazards in the county's older housing stock, which poses dangers for young children living in those dwellings, has been documented in the Consortium's Housing Needs Assessment. The Housing Needs Assessment also shows that low- income households in the HOME Consortium are highly likely to pay more for housing than they can afford and have other housing - related problems. These housing - related problems include overcrowding of units, substandard plumbing and electrical, inadequate kitchen facilities, low numbers of affordable units and high rents. The affordability problems facing low- income renters in the Consortium were summarized under the previous Priority and more fully discussed in the Housing Needs Assessment Section.