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- The Factory-Built Housing Act
March 15, 2013
The Factory-Built Housing Act Summary This bill would allow factory-built housing in all areas zoned for single-family residential housing. Local governments would be able to establish aesthetic standards for factory-built homes so long as they are no more restrictive than those for site-built housing. Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Factory-Built Housing Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} As used in this Act, the following terms have the following meanings: (A) “Factory-built housing” means manufactured and modular housing; (B) “Manufactured housing” means housing built in a factory according to the Federal Manufactured Home […]
- Rent Control Preemption Act
March 15, 2013
Rent Control Preemption Act Summary This legislation would effectively preempt all rent control ordinances at the local level. As a result, local governments would be prohibited from enacting, maintaining or enforcing an ordinance that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or commercial property. Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Rent Control Preemption Act. Section 2. As used in this Act, “local governmental unit” means a political subdivision of this state, including, but not limited to, a county, city, village, or township, if […]
- Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act
March 15, 2013
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act Summary In order to increase the supply of low income housing, this act provides a tax credit for business firms that invest in low-income rental housing production within the state. Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the inadequate supply of sales and rental housing units for persons and families of low income, the deterioration of older dwellings, the elimination of substandard dwellings by governmental action, and a shortage of suitable housing for elderly and disabled individuals threaten the welfare of the citizens of this state. The […]
- Resolution in Support of Workforce Housing in America
March 15, 2013
Resolution in Support of Workforce Housing in America WHEREAS, working families are finding it increasingly difficult to purchase or rent a home in or close to the communities where they work; and WHEREAS, many moderate-income workers are working two or three jobs to meet their monthly housing expenses; and WHEREAS, the gap between those who can afford a home and those who cannot is widening at an alarming rate, and affordable rental housing is in short supply; and WHEREAS, families working in central cities have less than a one-in-three chance of finding a home that they can afford; and WHEREAS, […]
- Housing Affordability Impact Statement Act
March 15, 2013
Housing Affordability Impact Statement Act Summary This bill would require all future legislation introduced in the general assembly, except those making a direct appropriation, whose purpose is to increase or decrease the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning or selling a single family residence, either directly or indirectly, to have prepared for the legislation a housing affordability impact note that shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated impact on the cost of housing. This bill would greatly impede the future passage of costly regulations on housing. Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as […]