Laws Affecting the Location and Approval of Affordable Housing for Families and Homeless People (March 2000)

This manual is a tool for affordable housing developers, advocates and local officials seeking support for their efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing in these critical times. It surveys the state and federal laws that provide rights, protections and incentives for the development of transitional and permanent housing for low-income households, and it explains how to use these laws without having to resort to costly and time-consuming lawsuits.

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