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    about inclusionary housing According to V. Basolo (2011) inclusionary housing (also known as inclusionary zoning) is a municipal and county planning ordinance that requires a given share of new construction to be affordable for people with low to moderate incomes. Some portion of the housing project is reserved for the low income bracket using land use regulations and this portion is provided to them at an affordable price. Land use regulations can mandate the developers of market-rate residential

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    Housing is categorized under basic commodities. Despite the necessity associated with proper housing, families and individuals all over the world continue to have trouble in affording proper housing facilities. Affordable housing refers to a kind of accommodation that is suitable for the needs of a range of very low to medium income families. Affordable housing should be priced so that these households can be in a position to cater for their other basic living costs such as food, medical care, clothing

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    The next component of the General Plan is the plan for public health and safety which addresses issues of: Geology and Seismicity, Flooding and Drainage, Noise, Air Installation Land Use Compatibility, Hazardous Materials, Crime Prevention and Protection Services, Fire Prevention and Suppression Services, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Medical Facilities. The issue of geology and seismicity is important to the Lancaster area at large due to its location being less than ten miles south of the San

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    effectively compete against others with higher incomes or different social characteristics”. Housing affordability has declined in the past few decades and some people are struggling every week to make their rent payments. To make renting breathable for people, more direct policies and regulations should be put in place to enable affordability; and those

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    As gentrification of housing stress continues, Local Government Areas (LGA) will lose lower income groups and assimilate into a predominance of higher income groups, effectively homogenizing the population and decreasing diversity. This trend will drive the housing market price up, decrease housing affordability and deter outsiders into joining the community. The existing housing units will experience financial hardships, housing stress, and a gradual deprivation of a means to cope with increasing

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    the manufacturing jobs that still exist provide low wages. With residents earning less money than their urban counterparts, housing is in some cases less obtainable than in metropolitan areas. Income and Poverty in the United States from 2015 (Procter et al). With nearly "three of every four rural poor households paying at least 30 percent of their incomes for housing and with substantial numbers paying 50 percent and even 70 percent -- little money is left for other necessities" (Lazere, 22)

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    In no other city in America is housing debated and pursued as aggressively as it is in New York. Thanks to visionary leaders, New York has a strong history of innovative housing policy and finance like the Mitchell-Lama Housing Program and the Housing Development Corporation which was the largest multi-family bond issuer in the country last year. Mayor de Blasio’s bold and sweeping housing plan should be applauded; however, its implementation will require heavy lifting from politicians, developers

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    Affordable housing in the United States describes sheltering units with well-adjusted housing costs for those living on an average, median income. The phrase usually implies to applied rental or purchaser housing within the financial means of lower-income ranges specific to the demographics of any given area. However, affordable housing does not include those living in social housing owned by government and non-profit organizations. More specifically, the targeted range for housing affordability

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    highest in the country, and affordable housing is limited. Nearly half of all New York City residents pay more than 30 percent of their income on housing. Median rents have risen 75 percent since 2000, at the same time, that median incomes have declined, and between 1994 and 2012, the city lost 105,242 of rent regulated housing. To address this problem, and restore these people sense of citizenship, we need a citywide reform of the housing system. Since housing conditions vary significantly from state

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    The Value Of The Credits

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    received about $11.3 million in tax credits which is $.94 on every dollar. These projects are examples of how tax credits are encouraging developers to create housing for low-income families. These homes are very modern and blend easily with the surrounding communities. Future studies should compare military housing model and public housing to determine which is more successful and why. Although

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