“Why Not In Our Community?”
Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing (February 2005, 31p)
Regulatory barriers were exposed as a problem 13 years ago,
when the Advisory Commission on Regulatory Barriers to Affordable
Housing submitted its report, "Not in My Back Yard":
Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing. Its
basic finding was that exclusionary, discriminatory, or unnecessary
regulations constituted barriers to affordable housing. Now
this report updates the status of this problem and highlights
the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) commitment
to work with states and communities to do away with the regulatory
barriers that drive up housing costs and reduce the nation's
stock of affordable housing. Some progress is evident, but
the problem persists. This update describes recent trends
in regulatory barriers to affordable housing, reviews recent
efforts by states and local communities to reduce these barriers,
and details actions taken by HUD to eliminate regulatory barriers.
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