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Federal Leased Housing Assistance In Private Accommodations: Section 8, Nancy S. Cohen
Federal Leased Housing Assistance In Private Accommodations: Section 8, Nancy S. Cohen
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
The public housing program, which does not involve private developers, was also criticized as wasteful, poorly conceived, and inequitable. Further, it appeared to some that the federal government was assuming the losses caused by the accelerating decline of large cities. As a result of various investigations and HUD audits, the FHA was in a state of chaos after recurring reorganizations. The administration's suspension of housing subsidies on January 5, 1973 was an added impetus for the passage of a new act. The resulting legislation, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974,20 is the federal government's first significant set of …
Aid To Families With Unborn Dependent Children: May The States Withhold Benefits?, Michigan Law Review
Aid To Families With Unborn Dependent Children: May The States Withhold Benefits?, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
This note will examine whether the duty to provide aid to unborn children should be imposed on all states participating in the AFDC program. It will first consider the argument that denying such benefits violates the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment, but the bulk of the note will be devoted to an interpretation of the relevant provisions of the Social Security Act. The statutory analysis requires several steps. First, it is necessary to examine and interpret the cases in which the Supreme Court has analyzed the legitimacy of state-imposed eligibility conditions. The focus will then shift to the …