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The Fifth Amendment's Takings clause does not provide for the compensation of relocation expenses if the government takes a citizen's property. [1] Therefore, until 1962, citizens displaced by a federal project were guaranteed just compensation for the property taken by the government, but had no legal right or benefit for the expenses they paid to relocate.
[7] Both the District Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of the Inclusive Communities Project, holding that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. [8] The Texas Department of Housing and Community then appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. [9]
The establishment of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) had a significant impact on the housing market in the United States. Homeownership rates experienced a notable increase, rising from 40% in the 1930s to 61% and 65% by 1995. The peak of homeownership was nearly 69% in 2005, coinciding with the height of the US housing bubble.
“The cost of a duplex is not twice the cost of a single unit and the cost of a triplex is not triple the cost of a single unit,” Moss said. “It could be a big net win for a potential buyer.”
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust is the $20 billion trust fund established by BP to settle claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.The fund was established to be used for natural resource damages, state and local response costs and individual compensation. [1]
The commission's total budget for fiscal year 2019-2020 was $32,086,000 [33] The total compensation of the commission's executive director John L. Ainsworth was $254,000 in 2019, Charles F. Lester's was $177,000 in 2015, and Peter M. Douglas's was $213,000 in 2011. [34]
The housing department has “the ability to crack down and bring actions against these landlords, but they haven’t been that proactive.” When housing inspectors cite landlords for dangerous lead conditions, the department requires landlords to make repairs but doesn’t automatically issue fines, an HPD spokeswoman said via email.
The right to housing (occasionally right to shelter [1]) is the economic, social and cultural right to adequate housing and shelter. It is recognized in some national constitutions and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights . [ 2 ]