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The mission of the Housing and Neighborhood Development (HAND) Department:
To enhance the quality of life for Bloomington residents by developing programs, services, and partnerships to preserve community character, promote affordable housing and encourage neighborhood vitality.
Services include historic preservation, neighborhood services, housing programs such as affordable housing, housing counseling, and home repair grants and loans. Services also include municipal code enforcement. Refer to Title 6: Health and Sanitation, and Title16: inspection of rental housing. File a rental complaint here.
On any one day you may find a HAND employee rolling up their sleeves to help with a neighborhood cleanup or sitting in an office advising a prospective homeowner.
HAND is committed to sustainability, and we offer multiple programs to assist residents in their efforts to make their homes and neighborhoods sustainable for the future. Learn more in this video.
HAND publishes two monthly newsletters:
- The HAND Update: Bloomington’s neighborhood newsletter
- Rental Central: HAND’s newsletter for property owners and managers