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Office of Inspector General Group Home Site

Since its 1976 establishment, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been at the forefront of the Nation’s efforts to fight waste, fraud, and abuse and to improve the efficiency of Medicare, Medicaid, and more than 100 other Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) programs.

Message from Office of Inspector General, Community Living & Medicare

On February 7, 2018, a panel of experts from across the Department of Health and Human Services discussed workable, holistic solutions that States can use to protect the health and safety of residents living in a group home setting. Click here for the full video.

Fair Lending Laws

Discrimination in mortgage lending is illegal under the Fair Housing Act.

Fair Lending Guide

Learning about the lending documents, their purpose, and how HUD can assist in the lending process can increase your awareness and help prevent you from becoming a victim of lending discrimination.

Arizona Group Home Site

The City of Phoenix has recently updated zoning regulations related to group homes. This includes licensed homes for assisted living, behavioral health, sober living, and developmental disabilities; as well as ​unlicensed homes, such as general group homes and boarding houses.

AZD of Health Services Special Licensing

Registration portal, legislature, forms, etc.

OIG Joint Report

To address these systemic problems nationwide, OIG partnered with the HHS Administration for Community Living and Office of Civil Rights to create a Joint Report with suggestions on how to improve health and safety outcomes in group homes.

Fair Housing Act: Housing Discrimination

Housing discrimination is illegal in nearly all housing, including private housing, public housing, and housing that receives federal funding.

Examples of Housing Discrimination

Housing discrimination can take many forms. Click the link above for some examples of housing discrimination.

Examples of Housing Discrimination

Housing discrimination can take many forms. Click the link above for some examples of housing discrimination.

Good Neighbor Policy

POP Properties and The City of Phoenix are committed to maintaining healthy and vibrant communities. City residents should understand that their actions can directly impact their neighbors and their community. Residents are expected to follow the Good Neighbor Policy Guide to ensure that neighborhoods are safe and attractive. The purpose of this guideline is to reduce nuisance impacts.

Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) Title 36, Chapter 1, Article 2

POP Properties and The City of Phoenix are committed to maintaining healthy and vibrant communities. City residents should understand that their actions can directly impact their neighbors and their community. Residents are expected to follow the Good Neighbor Policy Guide to ensure that neighborhoods are safe and attractive. The purpose of this guideline is to reduce nuisance impacts.

Phoenix FACTS

Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the United States. We’re a vibrant, growing city and a great place to live, work, and play! 

Housing experts for years regarded Phoenix as one of the few affordable major cities. After years of double-digit price increases, that may no longer be the case.

According to the U.S. Census, the median family makes $68,000 in Maricopa county. That leaves a more than $40,000 gap between the median income and the expected income needed for the median house.

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Housing Affordability Index is at a current level of 149.90, down from 151.60 one year ago. This is a change of -1.12% from one year ago.

A group home is a private house that serves as a home for people who are not in the same family but have a common characteristic. In the United States, this would mean a home for people who need social assistance or who are not able to live alone or without proper care for safety reasons. 

A group home is different from a halfway house because it is not restricted to recovering addicts or convicted criminals, and also because the people who live there usually have to help maintain the household by doing chores or helping to manage a budget. 

In July 2022, home prices in Arizona were up 13.0% compared to last year, selling for a median price. On average, the number of homes sold was down 30.5% year over year and there were 8,445 homes sold in July this year, down 12,146 homes sold in July last year.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, prices went up 21% last year. The growth was the most in the Southwest region of any metro area, with the median Phoenix metro home costing nearly $450,000.

Compared to the 55 largest metro areas in the U.S, Phoenix was 18th most expensive, still behind other cities like Los Angeles, San Fransico, Denver, and Seattle. However, the lack of affordability has some potential buyers giving up.

In Arizona, a group home is a home with six or more unrelated residents and no type of care or supervision. These homes must be set up in a multi-family zoning area, not in single-family zoning.