The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 89–117, 79 Stat. 451) is a major revision to federal housing policy in the United States which instituted several major expansions in federal housing programs.
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 | |
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United States Congress | |
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Citation | 79 Stat. 451 |
Passed | 10 August 1965 |
Enacted | 10 August 1965 |
Bill citation | Pub.L. 89–117 |
The United States Congress passed and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the legislation on August 10, 1965.[1] Johnson called it "the single most important breakthrough" in federal housing policy since the 1920s.[1] The legislation greatly expanded funding for existing federal housing programs, and added new programs to provide rent subsidies for the elderly and disabled; housing rehabilitation grants to poor homeowners; provisions for veterans to make very low down-payments to obtain mortgages; new authority for families qualifying for public housing to be placed in empty private housing (along with subsidies to landlords); and matching grants to localities for the construction of water and sewer facilities, construction of community centers in low-income areas, and urban beautification.[1][2] Four weeks later, on September 9, President Johnson signed legislation establishing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (Pub. L. 89–174, 79 Stat. 667).[3]
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