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Housing Acts
Term | Definition |
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Housing Act of 1937 | established public housing as a notional housing goal |
Housing Act of 1949 | identified a national housing policy as necessary for the general welfare; established a biennial housing census; established slum clearance and urban development as federal priorities |
Housing Act of 1954 | broadened slum clearance and urban renewal from the Housing Act of 1949 and expanded the number of public housing units |
Housing Act of 1956 | expanded public housing for the elderly and provided funds for relocating people displaced by urban renewal |
Housing Act of 1959 | provided direct loans for construction of low-income housing for the elderly |
HUD Act of 1965 | provided and increase in public housing |
Fair Housing Act of 1968 | part of the 1968 Civil Rights legislation: prohibited discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing |
Housing and Community Development of 1974 | created the Community Development Block Grant program and Section 8 housing program |
Housing Act of 1993 | established the HOPE VI program: supported public housing revitalization grants for local governments to replace high-rise public housing with low-rise, mixed-income housing |