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Manitoba Housing (French: Logement Manitoba)—legally incorporated as the Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation (MHRC)—is a crown corporation under the provincial Department of Families responsible for developing and managing public housing policies and programs in Manitoba. [1] [2] [3]
CFR Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development is one of fifty titles comprising the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), containing the principal set of rules and regulations issued by federal agencies regarding housing and urban development.
The Minister of Housing and Community Development was a cabinet minister position in the province of Manitoba, Canada. The position was created in 2009 following the separation of the Family Services and Housing portfolio. The responsibilities were transferred to the Minister of Families on May 3, 2016. [1] [2]
A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission , usually from a local council.
In 1945 the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation was established with the mandate the NHA. [2] In 1954 a National Housing Act amendment led to the creation of government-insured mortgage institutions, which sought to make loans more accessible for low income and rural households. [3]
The National Building Code is the model building code that forms the basis for all of the provincial building codes. Some jurisdictions create their own code based on the National Building Code, other jurisdictions have adopted the National Building often with supplementary laws or regulations to the requirements in the National Building Code.
The National Housing Act (French: Loi nationale sur l’habitation, NHA) is the primary federal law concerning housing in Canada. More specifically, it is intended to promote the construction of new houses, the repair and modernization of existing houses, and the improvement of housing and living conditions.
Official Justice Laws Website of the Canadian Department of Justice; Constitutional Acts, Consolidated Statutes, and Annual Statutes at the Canadian Legal Information Institute; Canadian Constitutional Documents: A Legal History at the Solon Law Archive