Housing Acts

Question 1

NYS Tenement House Law of 1867

Answer 1

Required fire escapes and open windows for every room

Question 2

NYS Tenement House Law of 1879

Answer 2

AKA Old Law. Required windows to face a source of fresh air. Led to Dumbbell Tenements and windows facing hallways.

Question 3

NYS Tenement House Law of 1887

Answer 3

Required interior privvies

Question 4

NYS Tenement House Law of 1901

Answer 4

AKA New Law. Result of housing reform campaigns from Lawrence Vellier. Required windows to open into courtyards and outlawed Dumbbell Tenements

Question 5

Housing Act of 1934

Answer 5

Created the Federal Housing Agency to provide mortgages

Question 6

Housing Act of 1937

Answer 6

Allocated $500 million for low-income housing and Section 8

Question 7

Housing Act of 1949

Answer 7

First Comprehensive Housing Legislation. Led to the construction of 800,000 units. Emphasized slum clearance.

Question 8

Housing Act of 1954

Answer 8

Expanded upon the 1949 act, creating the 701 program, making deteriorating areas eligible for slum clearance. Gave funding to Cities of <25,000 population.

Question 9

Housing Act of 1959

Answer 9

Federal matching funds for Comprehensive Plans

Question 10

Housing Act of 1961

Answer 10

Subsidized nonprofits and public agencies for public housing construction

Question 11

Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act

Answer 11

Passed in 1966. Provided financial incentives for open spaces, water supply, and mass transit. Model Cities Program and “New Communities” development.

Question 12

HUD founding year

Answer 12

1965