The Crime-Free Multi-Housing (CFMH) program is a crime-free ordinance program, which partners property owners, residents, and law-enforcement personnel in an effort to eliminate crime, drugs, and gang activity from rental properties.
[1] The program began in Mesa, Arizona in the United States in 1992.
[1] The International Crime Free Association reports potential benefits of the program, including tenant satisfaction and increased demand for rental units.
In federal lawsuits across the country, tenants, landlords, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have challenged crime-free ordinances and their enforcement, citing violations of fair housing laws, equal protection, due process, and the First Amendment right to free association.
[2][3][4][5] Three phases must be completed under police supervision: Participating landlords have the option to display their certification status on their property.