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The regional offices enforce fair housing laws; conduct training, outreach, and compliance monitoring; and work with state and local agencies to administer fair housing programs. The headquarters office is responsible for proposing fair housing legislation; working with other government agencies on fair housing issues; reviewing and making ...
The idea of a department of Urban Affairs was proposed in a 1957 report to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, led by New York governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. [3] The idea of a department of Housing and Urban Affairs was taken up by President John F. Kennedy, with Pennsylvania Senator and Kennedy ally Joseph S. Clark Jr. listing it as one of the top seven legislative priorities for the ...
The building was completed in 1977. Following its completion, the former federal office (the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse) was vacated. [6] In the 1980s, U.S. Senator John Glenn and Representatives John Kasich and Chalmers P. Wylie had their offices in the building, along with branch offices of the IRS and Social Security Administration. [7]
The Coleman Center (right), among other municipal offices and the City Commons park. The Michael B. Coleman Government Center is an eight-story, 196,000-square-foot (18,200 m 2) municipal office building. [1] The building is named for former mayor Michael B. Coleman in recognition of his 16 years as mayor and numerous accomplishments. [2]
The State Housing Law of 1926 created the State Board of Housing. [5] [6] The law was reenacted in 1927 to create the Bureau of Housing. [7] Article XVIII on housing was added to the New York Constitution effective 1 January 1939. [8] The Division of Housing was continued in 1939 with the enactment of the Public Housing Law.
The Fair Housing Act was passed at the urging of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Congress passed the federal Fair Housing Act (codified at 42 U.S.C. 3601-3619, penalties for violation at 42 U.S.C. 3631) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 only one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Rhodes State Office Tower sits on Capitol Square in Downtown Columbus, on Broad Street. [5]: 12 It is the tallest building in Columbus, measuring 629 feet (192 m) tall. [6] [7] It is also the tallest building housing the state government. [8] The building faces the Ohio Statehouse, the state capitol building, located to its immediate south. [9]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. [1] The Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban Development is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and ...