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Robert L. Woodson, Jr. Award
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Bringing homes within reach through regulatory reform
The United States is the best-housed nation in the world, yet millions of hard-working American families struggle to find homes and apartments within their budgets. They are often forced to commute long distances, live in sub-standard housing, or live in over-crowded conditions due to exclusionary, discriminatory, and/or unnecessary regulations that drive up costs that are eventually passed on to the consumer.
Over the years, HUD has found that regulations such as out-of-date building codes, duplicative or time-consuming design review or approval processes, burdensome rehabilitation codes, restrictive or exclusionary zoning ordinances, unnecessary or excessive fees or taxes, extreme environmental restrictions, and excessive or "gold-plated" land development standards, all contribute to higher housing costs and production delays.
For middle-income individuals such as teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses, service sector employees and others, barrier removal is an integral component of meeting their housing needs. By reducing development costs by as much as 35 percent through the removal of affordable housing barriers, millions of American families will be able to buy or rent suitable housing that they otherwise could not afford.
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Program Highlights
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National Call to Action Newsletter (September, 2008) |
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National Call to Action Newsletter (August, 2008) |
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National Call to Action Newsletter (July, 2008) |
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National Call to Action Newsletter (June, 2008) |
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National Call to Action Newsletter (May, 2008) |
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National Call to Action Newsletter (April, 2008) |
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National Call to Action Newsletter (March, 2008) |
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National Call to Action Newsletter (February, 2008) |
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National Call to Action Newsletter (January, 2008) |
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Jackson appeals to nation�s mayors to cut red tape choking workforce housing |
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HUD honors four communities with Woodson Award |
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HUD hosts third annual Affordable Housing Roundtable |
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"Why Not?" report studies impact of Regulatory Barriers on working families |
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President Bush calls for reducing excessive regulation |
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HUD hosts Affordable Housing Roundtable! |
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Nation's counties support HUD's initiative |
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Hillsborough County, Florida answer's HUD's call! |
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Campaign for Affordable Housing meets with HUD |
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Ormond Beach, Florida answers HUD�s call! |
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