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42 U.S.C. 12702: Objective of national housing policyText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 130-NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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§12702. Objective of national housing policy

The objective of national housing policy shall be to reaffirm the long-established national commitment to decent, safe, and sanitary housing for every American by strengthening a nationwide partnership of public and private institutions able⁠—

(1)  to ensure that every resident of the United States has access to decent shelter or assistance in avoiding homelessness;

(2)  to increase the Nation’s supply of decent housing that is affordable to low-income and moderate-income families and accessible to job opportunities;

(3)  to improve housing opportunities for all residents of the United States, particularly members of disadvantaged minorities, on a nondiscriminatory basis;

(4)  to help make neighborhoods safe and livable;

(5)  to expand opportunities for homeownership;

(6)  to provide every American community with a reliable, readily available supply of mortgage finance at the lowest possible interest rates; and

(7)  to encourage tenant empowerment and reduce generational poverty in federally assisted and public housing by improving the means by which self-sufficiency may be achieved.

( Pub. L. 101–625, title I, § 102 , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4085 .)