General Housing Legislation: Hearings Before the Subcommitte on Housing of the Committee on Banking and Currency, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - 557 páginas |
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ADDONIZIO adequate agencies airport Albert Rains amendment American Municipal Association apartment asphalt shingles BARTLING basis bill blight builders building Chairman cities civil defense committee condominium Congress is urged construction continue cooperative housing cost DERWINSKI displaced downpayment economic elderly existing facilities families Federal Aviation Agency Federal Government Federal Housing Administration FNMA funds going grants HARTSFIELD highway homebuilding Housing Act Housing Administration housing program housing projects income increase industry interest rates KEITH land legislation low-rent MCDONOUGH ment metropolitan areas million mortgage insurance National Housing Conference operations owner ownership payments percent permit planning population present President problems proposed public housing Puerto Rico purchase RAINS recommend redevelopment rehabilitation relocation rental housing section 220 special assistance statement subcommittee SULLIVAN tion U.S. Conference United Nations Day units Urban Affairs urban areas urban renewal program WIDNALL
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