These files contain useful links to government agencies and other resources relating to housing and economic development.
Tips on Mobile Homes
www.consumersunion.org
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Manufactured Housing Overview
www.consumersunion.org
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Gaining Access to Safe Water and Wastewater
www.tyla.org
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Lead-Based Paint Regulations
The regulations described in 24 CFR Part 35 Subpart J - Rehabilitation require that lead hazard evaluation and reduction activities be carried out for all projects constructed before 1978.
www.hud.gov/lea/leahome.html
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FannieMae
www.fanniemae.com
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The National Housing Trust Fund Campaign
www.nhtf.org
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National Low Income Housing Coalition
www.nlihc.org
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Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
www.texashousing.org
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Inclusionary Zoning
This site thoroughly introduces inclusionary zoning. It provides basic information on what it is, how to use, how to finance it, challenges inclusionary zoning faces, and the policy that supports it.
www.policylink.org
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Inclusionary Zoning for 5 large cities
The Business and Professional People document provides
a brief description of five large cities that maintain mandatory inclusionary zoning laws.
large_cities_iz.pdf
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Inclusionary Housing
The State Action website provides background information
about the need for affordable housing, inclusionary housing, housing statistics, and model
inclusionary housing legislation.
www.cfpa.org
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Inclusionary Housing in Westchester County, NY
Short description of inclusionary housing from a community
that implemented an inclusionary housing program.
www.westchestergov.com
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Inclusionary Zoning: Legal Issues
This link is a manual prepared by the California Affordable
Housing Project of the Public Interest Law Project and Western Center of Law and Policy.
Although the manual focuses on California, it provides useful information about the legal
issues (cases not limited to California) that could arise in any community considering
adopting inclusionary zoning policies.
IZLEGALFINAL.December2002-1.pdf
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Inclusionary Zoning: Program Design Considerations
This document from the Enterprise Foundation Resource Database
provides a useful inclusionary zoning "checklist" of considerations when developing an inclusionary
zoning law.
www.enterprisefoundation.org
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Field Guide to Inclusionary Zoning
This National Association of Realtors site includes background
information on inclusionary zoning, case studies on what works and what has not worked in the
past, and considerations in developing inclusionary zoning ordinances. The site also has links to
helpful articles about inclusionary zoning.
www.realtor.org
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