The Austin Housing Department, with the help of Oregon-based public policy research firm ECOnorthwest presented the results to Council’s Housing and Planning Committee Tuesday. Similar programs exist in other cities: In San Antonio, a city-funded program gives renters up to $3,500 and mobile home owners $7,500. Seattle’s program gives renters $5000, funded in equal parts by the property owner and the city, available to people living at 50 percent or below the Area Median Income. In Austin, redevelopment of five or more units or mobile home development site plan changes and rezonings trigger a tenant notification requirement. The eligibility for assistance sits at 70 percent Median Family Income (MFI) for multifamily residents, 80 percent for mobile home residents.