List of housing statutes
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Legal scholars and practitioners generally discuss laws that affect housing within the context of real property, landlord–tenant law, mortgage law, laws that forbid housing discrimination, laws that attempt to preserve affordable housing, etc.
The following is a list of housing-related statutes in different countries.
Canada
Name | Date | Scope[definition needed] | Jurisdiction | Description |
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Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act | 2016 | ![]() | ||
The Cooperative Housing Strategy Act[1] | 2014 | Cooperative housing | ![]() | |
Ontario Condominium Act, 1998 | 1998 | Condominiums | ![]() | |
Fairness is a Two-Way Street Act | [when?] | ![]() | ||
Heritage Places Protection Act | [when?] | Heritage properties | ![]() | |
Heritage Property Act | [when?] | Heritage properties | ![]() | |
Heritage Property Act | [when?] | Heritage properties | ![]() | |
Housing and Renewal Corporation Act[2] | 2010 | ![]() | ||
Jesuit Estates Act | 1888 | ![]() | ||
Land Purchase Act | 1875 | Land purchase | ![]() | |
Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act | [when?] | ![]() | ||
National Housing Act | [when?] | Federal | ||
Ontario Heritage Act | [when?] | ![]() | ||
Property Transfer Tax Act[3] | [when?] | Property transfer tax | ![]() | |
Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015 | [when?] | ![]() | ||
Real Estate and Business Brokers Act | [when?] | ![]() | ||
Régie du logement | [when?] | ![]() | ||
Residential Tenancies Act | [when?] | Residential tenancy | ![]() | |
Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 | 2006 | Residential tenancy | ![]() | |
Residential Tenancies Act (Manitoba)[4] | 1990 | Residential tenancy | ![]() | |
Strata Property Act | [when?] | ![]() | ||
Trespass to Property Act | [when?] | Trespassing | ![]() | Provincial codification of the common law. Used by private-property owners to keep individuals off their property. |
New Zealand
Name | Date | Scope | Description |
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Land Transfer Act 1952 | 1952 | Land transfers | Implements the Torrens title system of land registration |
United Kingdom
United States
Name | Date | Scope | Jurisdiction | Description |
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Height of Buildings Act of 1899 | 1899 | Height limits | ![]() | Created height restrictions because of concerns with new construction technology, notably steel, iron, and thin veneer facades. |
Height of Buildings Act of 1910 | 1910 | Height limits | ![]() | Created height limits in Washington, D.C. |
Federal Home Loan Bank Act | 1932 | Mortgages | ![]() | Created Federal Home Loan Bank Board to charter and supervise federal savings and loans. Created Federal Home Loan Banks which lend to building and loan associations and other banking institutions to finance home mortgages. |
National Housing Act of 1934 | 1934 | Mortgages | ![]() | part of New Deal to make housing and home mortgages more affordable. Created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC). |
Housing Act of 1937 (aka Wagner-Steagall Act) | 1937 | Public Housing | ![]() | Provided for subsidies to be paid from the U.S. government to local public housing agencies (LHAs) to improve living conditions for low-income families. |
Housing Act of 1949 | 1949 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Housing Act of 1954 | 1954 | Public housing | ![]() | Was to provide 140,000 units of public housing with preferential treatment to families relocated for slum eradication or revitalization. |
Rumford Fair Housing Act | 1963 | Discrimination | ![]() | Preceded Fair Housing Act, but repealed. |
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 | 1965 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 | 1968 | Mortgages | ![]() | Established Ginnie Mae to expand availability of mortgage funds for moderate income families using government-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities. The new entity was split from the former Fannie Mae, which retained other functions. |
Fire Research and Safety Act of 1968 | 1968 | Fire safety | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Fair Housing Act | 1968 | Discrimination | ![]() | Intended to protect the buyer or renter of a dwelling from seller or landlord discrimination. |
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 | 1970 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act (1970) | 1970 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 | 1974 | Affordable housing | ![]() | Amended the Housing Act of 1937 to create Section 8 housing |
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act | 1974 | Buyer protection | ![]() | Created to educate and protect prospective home buyers by adding disclosure requirements and eliminating kickbacks and referral fees to realty services. |
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 | 1974 | Fire safety | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 | 1974 | Mobile home safety | ![]() | Established design and development safety standards for manufactured housing or prefabricated homes. |
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act | 1975 | Mortgages Discrimination | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Community Reinvestment Act | 1977 | [definition needed] | [definition needed] | |
Alternative Mortgage Transaction Parity Act of 1982 | 1982 | Mortgages | ![]() | [definition needed] |
McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act | 1987 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 | 1987 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 | 1992 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 | 1994 | Mortgages | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 | 1994 | Mortgages | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 | 2007 | Mortgages | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 | 2008 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 | 2009 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 | 2009 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 | 2009 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
HOME STAR | 2009 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 | 2013 | Mortgages | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Public Law 113-167 | 2014 | [definition needed] | ![]() | [definition needed] |
Home Equity Theft Prevention Act | 2006 | ![]() | A New York State law passed in 2006, to provide homeowners with information about the homeowner’s property, particularly when homeowners are in default on their mortgage payments |
References
- ^ Justice, Manitoba. "C.C.S.M. c. C221". web2.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Justice, Manitoba. "C.C.S.M. c. H160". web2.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Property Transfer Tax Act". www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Justice, Manitoba. "C.C.S.M. c. R119". web2.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-03.