The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, (12 U.S.C. 1706e), is a
United States federal law that, among other provisions, amended the
Housing Act of 1937 to create
Section 8 housing
Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (), often called Section 8, as repeatedly amended, authorizes the payment of rental housing assistance to private landlords on behalf of low-income households in the United States. Fort Lauderdale, Florida Ho ...
, authorizes "Entitlement Communities Grants" to be awarded by the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and created the
National Institute of Building Sciences
The National Institute of Building Sciences is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that brings together representatives of government, the professions, industry, labor and consumer interests, and regulatory agencies to focus on the identif ...
.
Under Section 810 of the Act the first federal
Urban Homesteading program was created.
The S. 3066
legislation was passed by the United States 93rd Congressional session and enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford on August 22, 1974.
See also
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Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974
References
External links
Entitlement Communities Grants information, from hud.gov*
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1974 in law
93rd United States Congress
United States federal housing legislation
Mortgage industry of the United States
Community development
Urban economics
Urban politics in the United States
1974 in the United States
Housing legislation
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