Housing in the U.S.
Articles | Research and Analysis | Legislation and Legal | Programs and Projects | Links and Related Organizations
Overview
Historical background provides a decade by decade description of housing in the U.S.
Chronology of congressional housing legislation from 1892-2003
Note the above link is for an Adobe PDF document
Legislation and Legal
- United States Housing Act of 1937 as Amended by the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 as of 3/2/1999
Full Text of the Act as amended in 1998 - Adobe PDF document - 1968 Fair Housing Act as amended in 1988
- 1974 Housing and Community Development Act
Programs and Projects
- Harlem River Houses: New York Times Article about the 50th Anniversary
- Roosevelt Dedication Speech Techwood Homes, Atlanta, Nov. 29, 1935
- Levittown
- Pittsburgh Urban Renewal Program
- Model Cities Program
- The Redevelopment of Distressed Public Housing: Early Results from HOPE VI Projects in Atlanta, Chicago, and San Antonio
Adobe PDF document - Section 8 Tenant-Based Housing Assistance