Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 HousingDepartment is a department of Hong Kong Government , managing Public housing in Hong Kong public housing estates that were built by Hong Kong Housing Authority in Hong Kong . It reports to the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau , which is headed by the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands . See also Hong Kong Housing Authority Chan Kau tai Government of Hong Kong Transport and Housing Bureau Hong Kong Housing in Hong Kong Category Public housing in Hong Kong Category Hong Kong government departments and agencies HK stub zh ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Department of Building and Housing br small Te Tari Kaupapa Whare small logo Dbhlogo.png logo width 200 px logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed preceding1 dissolved superseding jurisdiction Building and housing sector in New Zealand headquarters Customhouse Quay, Wellington, New Zealand br coord 41 17 7.48 S 174 46 35.87 E region NZ type landmark employees budget minister1 name Phil Heatley minister1 pfo Minister of Housing minister2 name Maurice Williamson minister2 pfo Minister for Building and Construction chief1 name Katrina Bach chief1 position Chief executive chief2 name chief2 position parent agency child1 agency website http www.dbh.govt.nz footnotes The Department of Building and Housing Te Tari Kaupapa Whare in M ori language M ori , previously the Ministry of Housing , is a government agency within the governments of New Zealand New Zealand government . The current Chief executive is Katrina Bach . The Department of Building and Housing is responsible to the Minister for Building and Construction New Zealand Minister for Building and Construction Hon. Maurice Williamson , and the Minister of Housing New Zealand Minister of Housing Hon. Phil Heatley ref http img.scoop.co.nz media pdfs 0811 2008 Ministerial List for Announcement.pdf Scoop ref . See also State housing External links http www.dbh.govt.nz DBH s home page References reflist NZ Public Service Departments Category New Zealand Public Service departments Category Housing in New Zealand ... more details
Image OHCSlogo.png right 180px The Oregon Housing and Community Services Department OHCS is the housing finance agency of the state government government of the U.S. state of Oregon . It administers programs providing financing assistance for single family homes, new construction or rehabilitation of multi family affordable housing developments, and grants and tax credits to promote affordable housing. Prior to 1991, when the Oregon Legislative Assembly merged the Housing Agency with State Community Services forming OHCS to eliminate duplicative costs and provide better coordination of related activities, financing and service programs were operated separately. ref name OBB OHCS Duties cite web title Housing and Community Services Department Present Duties and Responsibilities work Oregon Blue Book Online publisher Salem, Oregon Oregon Secretary of State date 2006 format HTML url http bluebook.state.or.us state executive housinghousing comm duties.htm accessdate 2006 12 25 ref The state housing agency was established in 1971 to set and administer overall state housing policies. Its scope was expanded in 1973 to include financing assistance for low income family housing through the issuance of tax exempt bonds. ref name OBB OHCS Overview cite web title Oregon Housing and Community Services Administrative Overview work Oregon Blue Book publisher Salem, Oregon Oregon Secretary of State date August, 2003 url http www.oregon.gov OHCS index.shtml format PDF accessdate 2006 12 25 ref References reflist External links http www.ohcs.oregon.gov Oregon Housing and Community Services official website Category State agencies of Oregon Housing and Community Services Department, Oregon Category Housing Finance Agencies Oregon gov stub ... more details
The Ministry government departmentDepartment of Municipalities, Culture and Housing was a part of the Government of New Brunswick . It was charged with the planning and supervision of local government and the development and administration of programs in support of affordable housing, home ownership and the enhancement of community life in New Brunswick. This department took over the functions of the former Department of Municipal Affairs New Brunswick Department of Municipal Affairs in 1991. In 1998, most of the department s functions were transferred to the new Department of Municipalities and Housing New Brunswick Department of Municipalities and Housing . Ministers class wikitable Minister Term Government 1. Marcelle Mersereau October 9, 1991 April 27, 1994 rowspan 3 under Frank McKenna 2. Paul Duffie April 27, 1994 September 26, 1995 3. Ann Breault September 26, 1995 October 13, 1997 Ann Breault cont. October 13, 1997 May 14, 1998 under Ray Frenette References http www.gnb.ca legis leglibbib Special Projects ministermast.pdf List of ministers and deputy ministers by department, New Brunswick Legislative Library pdf Category Defunct New Brunswick government departments and agencies ... more details
The Ministry government departmentDepartment of Municipalities and Housing was a part of the Government of New Brunswick . It was charged with the planning and supervision of local government and the development and administration of programs in support of affordable housing and home ownership in New Brunswick. This department took over the functions of the former Department of Municipalities, Culture and Housing New Brunswick Department of Municipalities, Culture and Housing in 1998. In 2000, the department s functions were transferred to the new departments of Department of Environment and Local Government New Brunswick Environment and Local Government and Department of Family and Community Services New Brunswick Family and Community Services . Ministers class wikitable Minister Term Government 1. Marcelle Mersereau May 14, 1998 June 21, 1999 under Camille Th riault 2. Joan MacAlpine June 21, 1999 March 23, 2000 under Bernard Lord References http www.gnb.ca legis leglibbib Special Projects ministermast.pdf List of ministers and deputy ministers by department, New Brunswick Legislative Library pdf Category Defunct New Brunswick government departments and agencies ... more details
States br Department of Housing and Urban Development seal US DeptOfHUD Seal.svg seal width 140 px seal caption Seal of the Department of Housing and Urban Development formed September 9, 1965 date1 January 13, 1966 date1 name Activated preceding1 Housing and Home Finance Agency dissolved superseding ... The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development , also known as HUD , is a United States ... Johnson , to develop and execute policies on housing and metropolises. History The department was established on September 9, 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Department of Housing and Urban ... Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, is the current ... . U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ref ref cite web url http www.wrightrealtors.com home HUD.htm title United States Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD publisher Wrightrealtors.com ... Department of Housing and Urban Development ref September 1, 1937 Housing Act of 1937 creates the United ... September 1965 HUD is created as a cabinet level agency by the Department of Housing and Urban ... Operating units Image Department of Housing and Urban Development.JPG thumb The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building is the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development located in Washington ... 1965 Housing and Urban Development Act , USPL 89 117 1965 Department of Housing and Urban Development ... housing, including increasing the energy efficiency of units, 4 billion to the Department of Housing ... Notes reflist External links http www.hud.gov United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ... FHA, HUD & the Mortgage Market Bubble http openregs.com agencies view 37 department of housing ... agencies DEFAULTSORT United States Department Of Housing And Urban Development Category United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Category 1965 establishments Category Affordable housing ... States Department of Housing and Urban Development vi B Gia c v Ph t tri n th Hoa K zh ... more details
Urban Development and HousingDepartment is a department of Government of Sikkim . This looks after the management of urban areas of the India n state of Sikkim , including several civic utilities of the capital Gangtok . External links http sikkim.nic.in udhd Home page Category Government of Sikkim India gov stub ... more details
, which has offices for Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs The Texas Department of Housing ... with House Bill 785, regulation of manufactured housing was transferred to the Department ... of Housing and Urban Development HUD , Treasury Department , United States Department of Health ... agencies of Texas DEFAULTSORT Texas Department Of Housing And Community Affairs Category State agencies of Texas Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of es Departamento de Vivienda y Asuntos ... rental housing, community and energy assistance programs, and colonia activities serving primarily low income Texans. The Manufactured Housing Division of TDHCA regulates the manufactured housing industry in Texas. The Department annually administers more than 400 million through for profit, nonprofit, and local government partnerships to deliver local housing and community based opportunities and assistance to Texans in need. The department is headquartered at 221 East 11th Street in Austin, Texas Austin . ref http www.tdhca.state.tx.us au offices hca.htm Contact TDHCA Housing and Community Affairs Programs . Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs . Retrieved on March 10, 2009. ref History In 1991, the 72nd Texas Legislature created the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. The Department s enabling legislation combined programs from the Texas Housing Agency, the Texas Department of Community Affairs, and the Community Development Block Grant Program from the Texas Department of Commerce . On September 1, 1992, two programs were transferred to TDHCA from the Texas Department of Human Services the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program LIHEAP and the Emergency ... 1, 2002, in accordance with Senate Bill 322, the Manufactured Housing Division became an independent .... TDHCA accomplishes this mission by administering a variety of housing and community affairs programs. A primary function of TDHCA is to act as a conduit for federal grant funds for housing and community ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name California Department of Fair Employment and Housing seal California Department of Fair Employment and Housing logo.png formed 1959 headquarters 2218 Kausen Drive ... four laws http finduslaw.com california fair employment and housing act feha government code 12900 12996 California Fair Employment and Housing Act FEHA Established the Department enforces anti ... agency type Civil rights keydocument1 CA Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code section ... Civil Rights Act, Civil Code section 51.7 website http www.dfeh.ca.gov footnotes The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing DFEH is the state agency charged with the protection of residents from employment, housing and public accommodation discrimination, and hate violence. It is the largest ... url http www.dfeh.ca.gov DFEH About Default.aspx publisher California Department of Fair Employment and Housing date 2010 accessdate 19 May 2010 ref It also provides representation to the victims of hate crime s. Originally a division within the Department of Industrial Relations, DFEH became a separate department in 1980. DFEH has a director who is appointed by the governor of California and maintains ... Employment and Housing Commission FEHC . Complaints pertaining to Government of the United States ... of human beings race , religion , etc. Unruh Civil Rights Act Forbids discrimination in housing ... as the Division of Fair Employment Practices and was initially part of the Department of Industrial Relations. In 1980, DFEH was established as an independent department charged with enforcing California s comprehensive employment, housing, public accommodations and public service non discrimination ... the people of California from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations pursuant to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act , California Government Code Government Code http finduslaw.com california fair employment and housing act feha government code 12900 12996 section ... more details
were key to the dismantling and eventual demise of the entire department. Structure Chicago Housing Authority Police Department Organization was divided into Operations Services, Administrative Services ... Housing Authority Police Department who pioneered the advance of these techniques in the City ... in Illinois References Reflist Department Notice Number 90 15 Chicago Police Chicago Housing Authority Department of Police 1990 03 15 Transforming Public Housing The New Chicago Housing Authority ...Image Chicago Housing Authority Police.jpg thumb right 250px Chicago Housing Authority Police patch The Chicago Housing Authority Police Department , also known as the CHAPD , was created as a supplement to the Chicago Police Department the CPD , to provide above base line services for the residents of one of the nation s most impoverished and crime ridden developments for low income housing. It existed ... community oriented policing techniques and aggressive vertical patrol of all Chicago Housing Authority ..., he marveled at how well kept public housing was and remembered being envious of the conveniences ... protection and presence of the Chicago Police Department, as well as the documented concerns of CPD officers who felt patrolling public housing was unsafe and dreaded answering calls for service there, went ... the rampant gang related drug sales and crime was to create his own police department to work within ... public housing was spread throughout various neighborhoods and local suburbs the CHAPD was endowed ... posted CPD units within the building at 365 W. Oak Street for Public Housing North and 4848 S. State Street for Public Housing South almost twenty years prior to the coming of housing s own police ... There was a long line of leaders who served as chief from the department s beginnings in March 1989 until October 1999, as the Department grew and learned. Gary Gunther was named as CHAPD s first ... to the authority of the Chairman of Public Housing before the Mayor and the City of Chicago regained ... more details
File Nypdpatch.jpg thumb right New York City Police patch The New York City Police DepartmentHousing Bureau is responsible for providing the security and delivery of police services to about 420,000 people using Public housing in the United States and Canada public housing throughout New York City . They are stationed in Police Service Areas PSA , which are almost identical to police precincts, with nine PSAs in total located throughout the five Borough New York City borough s. Officers often do vertical patrols, making sure illegal activity does not take place in the halls, stairways, or the roof. The New York City Housing Authority Police Department was merged with the New York Police Department , like the New York City Transit Police , in 1995. Some new police officers are randomly assigned to housing units. The NYPD also has a policy where regular precinct units can take or assist jobs in a housing development. Housing units also have their own equipment, such as police car s. Housing bureaus Brooklyn borough Police Service Area 1 in Brooklyn South Patrol Borough Police Service Area 2 in Brooklyn North Patrol Borough Police Service Area 3 in Brooklyn North Patrol Borough Manhattan borough Police Service Area 4 in Manhattan South Patrol Borough Police Service Area 5 In Manhattan North Patrol Borough Police Service Area 6 In Manhattan North Patrol Borough Bronx Queens borough Police Service Area 7 Bronx Borough Police Service Area 8 Bronx Borough Police Service Area 9 Queens Borough See also Portal box New York City New York Law enforcement Law enforcement topics New York City Police Department New York City Housing Authority Police Department External links http www.nyc.gov html nypd html hb borohb.html Housing Bureau homepage at the NYPD site Category Public housing in the United States Category Units of the New York City Police DepartmentHousing Bureau US law enforcement agency stub ... more details
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development HPD is the mayoral agency of New York City responsible for developing and maintaining the city s stock of affordable housing. HPD is headquartered in Lower Manhattan , and includes smaller branch offices in each of the city s five boroughs. The Department is headed by a Commissioner, who is appointed by and reports directly to the Mayor. The current Commissioner of HPD is Rafael E. Cestero, who was appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2007. Overview The Department is the largest municipal developer of affordable housing in the United States. HPD is currently in the midst of a twenty year initiative to create and preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing. ref http www.nyc.gov html hpd html about mission.shtml HPD s Mission Statement ref Organization Commissioner of Housing First Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement and Neighborhood Services Deputy Commissioner for Asset and Property Management Deputy Commissioner for Administration Deputy Commissioner for Policy and External Affairs Chief of Staff Deputy Commissioner for Development Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs Deputy Commissioner for Intergovernment Affairs Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Fiscal Performance and Analysis President of the New York City Housing Development Corporation See also Government of New York City Mayor of New York City External links http www.nyc.gov html hpd html home home.shtml New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development s home page References Reflist 2 New York City Government Category Government departments of New York City Housing Preservation and Development Category Housing in New York ... more details
Multiple issues primarysources December 2006 unreferenced September 2010 The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs FaHCSIA is an Australia n Government of Australia Government department. Its main office is located in Southern Canberra in the suburb of Greenway, Australian Capital Territory Greenway . Its role is to develop social policies and support affected Australian society and the living standards of Australian families. The Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination is part of FaHCSIA. The Department offers benefits and or programs for the following Family families Child and children Student young people and students Disability people with disabilities Nurse carers Old age the aged Homelessness people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness Indigenous Australians Aboriginal Torres Strait Islanders Torres Strait Islander people Parliamentary officeholders The current Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is Jenny Macklin The current Minister for Housing Australia Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness is Mark Arbib The current Minister for the Status of Women Australia Minister for the Status of Women is Kate Ellis The current Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers is Senator Jan McLucas The current Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services is Julie Collins See also List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities External links http www.fahcsia.gov.au Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Website Australian Government Departments DEFAULTSORT Department Of Families, Housing, Community Services And Indigenous Affairs Category Government departments of Australia Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Category Indigenous affairs ministries Australia Category Organisations serving indigenous Australians Category Adoption in Australia Category Housing ministries Australia gov stub pt Departamento de Fam lias ... more details
Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname New York City Housing Authority Police Department nativename nativenamea nativenamer commonname abbreviation fictional patch NYC Housing Police.jpg patchcaption logo logocaption badge NYC Housing Authority Police badge.jpg 260px badgecaption Shield of the New York City Housing Authority Police Department flag flagcaption imagesize motto mottotranslated mission formedyear 1952 preceding1 dissolved 1995 superseding New York City Police Department employees ... The New York City Housing Authority Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York ... today as the New York City Police DepartmentHousing Bureau Housing Bureau . History The following ..., NYC Transit Police Department, and the NYC Housing Police Department, were designated police ... the largest and most professional Housing Police Department in the world. In the span of 43 years ... ends, for on May 1, 1995, the New York City Housing Authority Police Department was merged ... Housing Authority Police Department, 19 officers died in the line of duty. ref http www.odmp.org agency 2757 new york city housing authority police department new york The Officer Down Memorial Page ... York Law enforcement Law enforcement topics New York City Police DepartmentHousing Bureau List of law ... Officers New York City Housing Authority Police Department Patrol Guide New York City Housing ... Category New York City Police Department simple New York City Housing Authority Police Department ... of the New York City Housing Authority . New York City Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the hiring of security guards to patrol the city s public housing buildings. These guards eventually were trained and became the first officers of the Housing Police, which was officially created in 1952. ref http www.nycpolicemuseum.org html faq.html transit housing New York City Police Museum site Accessed January 26, 2008 ref The Housing Police, along with the New York City Transit Police , was merged ... more details
Summary logo fur Article California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Use Org ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Used for Owner Website History Commentary OVERRIDE FIELDS Description Source Portion Low resolution Purpose Must be specified if Use is not Infobox Org Brand Product Replaceability other information Information Description The seal of the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing . Source This image has been downloaded from the website at http www.dfeh.ca.gov. Date uploaded 03 10, 19 May 2010 UTC Author State of California Permission It is held that the use of copyrighted logo images for the purpose of illustration is permitted under US copyright law governing the fair use of copyrighted properties. other versions Licensing Non free logo ... more details
wiktionarypar housingHousing may refer to A House Social or public housing Enclosure electrical Enclosure containing some equipment or mechanism House dance disambig ja simple Housing zh ... more details
A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs some aspect of the territory s housing, often providing low rent or free apartments to qualified residents. Specific housing authorities Hong Kong Housing Authority Ministry of Housing and Local Government UK, historic United States Housing Authority United States, historic Chicago Housing Authority New York City Housing Authority Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Toronto Community Housing Corporation Department of Building and Housing New Zealand , formerly the Ministry of Housing, New Zealand See also Public housing disambig ... more details
Housing NSW , formerly known as the New South Wales Department of Housing , is the public housing agency created in 1942 to build and manage public housing in the Australia n state of New South Wales . The agency changed its name from the NSW Department of Housing to Housing NSW on 11 June, 2008. ref cite web title Public Sector Employment and Management Housing NSW Order 2008 author Government of New ... June, 2008 accessdate 2 January, 2009 ref At inception it was known as the Housing Commission of New South Wales, it was renamed in 1986 to the New South Wales Department of Housing under the Housing Act, 1986. ref name Housing Dept Agency Details http investigator.records.nsw.gov.au Entity.aspx?Path Agency 42 Department of Housing , State Records Authority of New South Wales . Accessed 12 January 2008. ref which has since been replaced with the Housing Act 2001 NSW . Initially the role was to investigate housing affordability and standards, co ordinate with associated agencies, publish its findings and general information about housing, take steps to improve housing standards and recommend further legislation. ref name Housing Commission Agency Details http investigator.records.nsw.gov.au Entity.aspx?Path Agency 41 Housing Commission of New South Wales , State Records Authority of New South ... war housing in the 1940s and 1950s, often using cheap fibro materials due to shortages of other materials ... housing in the Waterloo, New South Wales Waterloo area with high rise public housing towers. In the 1970s, the now discredited American Radburn design for public housing American Radburn style of public housing was used, especially in the south western suburbs of Sydney . Housing Commission or houso remains the common colloquial term in New South Wales for public housing, including housing provided by related agencies such as the NSW Aboriginal Housing Office Aboriginal Housing Office ..., often perceived as poor and Bogan s or Westie person Westies , living in public housing, especially ... more details
Discrimination sidebar Housing discrimination is discrimination based on protected class status, variously including Race classification of human beings race , gender , Ethnic group ethnicity , Ageing age , national origin , sexual orientation and gender identity , marital status , or veteran status, in the realm of House housing and real estate . Four types of housing discrimination are rental discrimination, sales discrimination, lending and Mortgage loan mortgage discrimination and Home insurance homeowners insurance . In the United States , the Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibited housing discrimination. See Housing discrimination United States for details. See also Affordable housing Equal Credit Opportunity Act Fair housing Federal Housing Administration Homelessness in the United States Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 Housing Act of 1937 Housing Act of 1949 Housing Discrimination United States Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 Housing for Older Persons Act McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act National Housing Act of 1934 Ownership equity Public housing in the United States Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Real estate economics Redlining Subprime Subsidized housing United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Urban Institute Category LGBT rights by issue ... more details
The Housing Council is a public body in Northern Ireland , consulted by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive Housing Executive and Department for Social Development on all matters that affect housing policy in Northern Ireland. ref cite web url http www.nihe.gov.uk index about us home housing council.htm title Housing Council accessdate 2009 01 23 ref The Council meets with the NIHE once a month to discuss strategy and operations. It is made up of one representative from each of the 26 Local government in Northern Ireland district councils in Northern Ireland. Four members of the Housing Council members always sit on the Board of the Housing Executive. References references External links http www.nihe.gov.uk index about us home housing council.htm NIHE website on the Housing Council Category Government of Northern Ireland ... more details
the needs of rural housing can be seen through the United States Department of Agriculture s, Rural housing Service . Other assistance is available through the http www.ruralhome.org Housing Assistance Council which is a non profit organization. In the United States, the Housing Assistance ... stress is high housing expenses relative to income... The United States Department of Agriculture ... Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. http ... are Housing Stressed. Amber Waves. November 2004. US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service ... rhs US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service http www.hud.gov US Department of Housing ... housing in the United Kingdom The lack of affordable housing is one of the most critical issues facing ... have to move away to find affordable housing which means that families are separated ... rural communities. Rural housing in the United States Affordable housing in rural areas of the United ... within the rural America include lower income levels, urban sprawl pushing housing costs up, loss ... Housing Survey AHS Homeownership rates increased for virtually all racial and ethnic groups, income groups, regions, and rural and urban areas during the 1990s. However, according to the US Housing Market Conditions, 2nd quarter, 2007 report by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development , Housing affordability worsened as sales prices of existing homes increased and mortgage interest rates increased. Housing market performance was weak in the second quarter of 2007, with generally ... home sales and the slight increase in housing starts. Inventories of new and existing homes available ... for working low income rural families through a self help, sweat equity construction method. The Housing ... States Department of Agriculture researches and compiles data sources for rural areas of the United ... are Housing Stressed, where it indicates that, Of the Nation s 2,000 plus nonmetropolitan ... more details
The Housing Corporation was the non departmental public body that funded new affordable housing and regulated housing association s in England . It was established by the Housing Act 1964. On 1 December 2008, its functions were transferred to two new organisations, the Homes and Communities Agency and the Tenant Services Authority . The last Chairman of the Housing Corporation was Peter Dixon, and his deputy was Shaukat Moledina. Successor bodies On 17 January 2007, Ruth Kelly announced proposals to bring together the investment functions of the Housing Corporation, English Partnerships and parts of the Department for Communities and Local Government to form a new unified housing and regeneration ... Regulation at University of Warwick , led the most comprehensive review of English housing regulation ... up, separating the regulation and investment responsibilities of the Housing Corporation. ref http www.communities.gov.uk publications housing everytenantmatters Every Tenant Matters A Review of Social housing Regulation by Professor Martin Cave ref On 15 October 2007, Yvette Cooper announced that the Government ..., 17 October 2008 ref The legislative framework for both new bodies is contained in the Housing and Regeneration ... 2008. ref http www.insidehousing.co.uk story.aspx?storycode 6502107 Inside Housing New agencies will face huge challenges ref Energy Efficiency As the Corporation required the housing associations it funded to achieve EcoHomes standards, the Housing Corporation was indirectly responsible for building the greatest number of Energy efficiency in British housing environmentally friendly homes in the UK ... news newsFullStory.asp?ID 1739 Housing Corporation to be greener , Green Building magazine, 14 December 2006 ref References Reflist External links http www.housingcorp.gov.uk Housing Corporation website Category Housing in the United Kingdom Category Public housing in the United Kingdom Category Department for Communities and Local Government Category Defunct public bodies of the United ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2010 Housing tenure refers to the financial arrangements under which someone has the right to live in a house or apartment . The most frequent forms are leasehold estate tenancy , in which renting rent is paid to a landlord , and owner occupier owner occupancy . Mixed forms of tenure are also possible. The basic forms of tenure can be subdivided, for example an owner occupier may own a house outright, or it may be Mortgage law mortgaged . In the case of tenancy, the landlord may be a private individual, a non profit organisation such as a housing association , or a government body, as in public housing . Statistical survey Survey s used in social science research frequently include questions about housing tenure, because it is a useful Proxy statistics proxy for income or wealth, and people are less reluctant to give information about it. Types Owner occupier Owner occupancy The person or group that occupies a house owns the building and usually the land on which it sits . Leasehold estate Tenancy A landlord who owns an apartment or building renting rents the right to occupy the unit to a leasehold estate tenant . Housing cooperative Cooperative Ownership of the entire building or complex is held in common by a homeowners association . Individuals have the right to occupy a particular apartment by mutual agreement but do not hold exclusive ownership to it. Condominium ... areas. These are referred to as condo fees . Public housing Government owned housing, whether provided ... areas. United Kingdom The Department for Communities and Local Government UK Department for Communities and Local Government is a UK government department that has amongst its remit the monitoring of the UK housing stock. It has four housing tenure classifications Owner occupied Private rented Rented ... and tenancy agreements http www.communities.gov.uk documents housing pdf 152897.pdf UK government planning document Delivering Affordable Housing DEFAULTSORT Housing Tenure Category Housing ... more details
and are not subsidized housing. ref cite web title Housing Cooperatives publisher U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development url http www.hud.gov offices hsg omhar owners hsgcoops.cfm accessdate 2011 03 25 ref In addition to providing affordable housing, some co ops serve the needs of specific .... ref United States Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD , http www.huduser.org publications affhsg nonprof.html Status and Prospects of the Nonprofit Housing Sector , June 1995 ref ref Cf. Koebel 1998 , chapters on Non Profit Housing ref Clarifyme date February 2009 Public housing main Public housing Public housing is real property owned and managed by the government. Tenants must ... on the TALKPAGENAME talk page . small div noinclude Subsidized housing or social housing is government ... housing subsidies , non profit housing , public housing , rent supplements and some forms of Housing cooperative co operative and private sector housing , Types Co operative housing main Housing cooperative Co operative housing is controlled by the members of the co op, which is run by a board ... and agree to follow certain by laws. Some co ops are subsidized housing because they get government ... housing include College Houses, Urban Homesteading Assistance Board UHAB , and Habitat 67 . Housing subsidies main Housing subsidies Housing subsidies are government funding to aid low income tenants in renting housing. Subsidies are often defined by whether the subsidy is given to the landlord and then criteria ..., typically as a voucher, and they are allow to find suitable private housing. The subsidy amount ..., M, Housing Subsidies Definitions and Comparisons, Housing Studies, Volume 14, Number 2, 1 March 1999 , pp. 145 162 18 ref Non profit housing main Non profit housing Non profit housing is owned and managed ... housing include, but are not limited to, people from these demographic groups Aboriginal peoples ... Old age Seniors Economic impact of immigration to Canada Immigrants See also HLM National Housing ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Housing stress describes a situation where the cost of housing either as rental, or as a Mortgage loan mortgage is high relative to household income . It may also be used to describe inadequate housing for a proportion of the population. As a general rule of thumb, a household spending 30 per cent or more of its income can be considered under housing stress, and under extreme housing stress if spending exceeds 50 per cent. ref http mams.rmit.edu.au ea5ncpup56st1.doc Show Me the Money Financing More Affordable Housing by Michael Berry, 2004 ref Other studies may apply a different threshold, or restrict its definition to households with below average income. ref http books.google.com.au books?id nXY3XNnS6qMC&pg PA175&lpg PA175&dq 22Housing stress 22 2230 percent 22&source web&ots 3IzgughNs9&sig YLCo2pHgaKoENzVHZRn 5PV6O6o&hl en&sa X&oi book result&resnum 5&ct result International Perspectives on Homelessness by Valerie Polakow and Cindy Guillean, 2001 ref The Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture classifies counties as under housing stress if 30 per cent or more of its housing units meets one or more of the following criteria lacked complete plumbing , lacked complete kitchens, paid 30 per cent or more for owner costs or rent, or had more than one person per room. ref http www.prosperousathens.org poverty index.html Prosperous Athens ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Housing Stress Category Property Category Renting Category Poverty Category Affordable housing ... more details
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