Fair housing: the federal retreat
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The state of the housing industry in the U.S. must be a concern to those committed to fair housing and the government response to assuring the enforcement of civil rights by its federal housing policy. The problems of social equality in housing are made that much worse by the declining housing industry, and the current cutbacks in federal fair housing programs and the lax enforcement of federal housing regulations make a bad situation that much worse. A result of this lack of federal legislation enforcement is a growing reliance on state and local fair housing regulations, and state and local governments, seeing this trend, are responding by placing a higher priority on civil rights programs. However, there is no replacement for vigorous enforcement of federal regulations; methods of enhancing the enforcement at the federal level are discussed.
Publication Name: Journal of Housing
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0272-7374
Year: 1985
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Fair housing: law versus reality
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Fair housing is at once the most important and least supported element of the civil rights movement, and although it has been the law since 1968, the question of the effectiveness of the federal Fair Housing Law, Title VIII of the Civil Rights act of 1968 is debatable. Despite questions as to the changes resulting from the legislation, passing the Act was worthwhile if only for the sake of implementing a statement of policy on a national level. The law has also served an educational function in requiring the housing industry understand it to obey it, but the gains made in minority housing mobility are less than they initially appear. The reasons fair housing has not yet been established in the U.S. and recommendations for its successful implementation are discussed.
Publication Name: Journal of Housing
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0272-7374
Year: 1986
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Housing strategies: the limits of local action
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In light of the elimination of many federal housing programs, local housing authorities are hard pressed to finance public housing, and must cope with an increasing shortage of rental units for low income families. The government trend towards austerity and privatization is discussed, and the impact of gentrification on housing prices is analyzed. Existing local government programs such as shelters for the homeless and rent control, while often important, are insufficient to replace the loss of federal assistance. Alternative policies to preserve low and moderate income housing are discussed.
Publication Name: Journal of Housing
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0272-7374
Year: 1986
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