The American Housing Act of 1949 (Title V of P.L. 81-171) was a landmark, sweeping expansion of the federal role in mortgage insurance and issuance and the construction of public housing. It was part of Harry Truman's program of domestic legislation, the Fair Deal.
Fair Housing Act of 1968
The latest one, the Housing Act of 2004, updated the housing standards of earlier versions.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination by employers. Meanwhile, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act Amendments Act of 1988 made discrimination in housing illegal.
The British passed the Quartering Act to pay for the expenses of housing and feeding British troops before the American Revolution.
Clothes (and all textiles) in Britain were rationed from 1941 till 1949.
1949
the National Housing Act of 1949 set a national goal of providing "a decent home and suitable living environment for every U.S. family."
Fair Housing Act of 1968
James Driscoll has written: 'A guide to the Housing Act 1988' -- subject(s): Great Britain
The latest one, the Housing Act of 2004, updated the housing standards of earlier versions.
The Housing Act of 1954 was replaced by the Housing Act of 1980, which shifted housing policy towards a more market-oriented approach. The 1980 Act emphasized deregulation and reduced government involvement in housing, leading to changes in public housing programs and funding.
Open Housing Act
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination by employers. Meanwhile, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act Amendments Act of 1988 made discrimination in housing illegal.
The Townshend Acts angered the colonists because they felt as if Britain was trying to take over the colonies. (If you saw this before, housing and providing for British soldiers was known as the Quartering Act.)
Barbara Reach has written: 'Social aspects of cooperative and non-profit housing, new and rehabilitated' -- subject(s): Cooperative Housing, Housing 'Relocation of residential site tenants in New York City, with special reference to Title I of the Housing act of 1949, prepared by Barbara Reach, Research Assistant, for Committee on Housing, Community Service Society of New York ..' -- subject(s): Relocation (Housing)
The British passed the Quartering Act to pay for the expenses of housing and feeding British troops before the American Revolution.
The department of housing and urban development (HUD) is charged with enforcement of the act ...