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Section 8

Citation
Section 8
Parent Document
Park Village Apartment Tenants Ass'n v. Mortimer Howard Trust, 636 F.3d 1150 (2011)
Effective Date
2011-02-25

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For almost four decades, the federal government has pro-
vided rental assistance to low-income, elderly, and disabled
families through the Section 8 housing program. Congress
added the program to the United States Housing Act of 1937
by enacting Title II of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-383, § 201(a), 88 Stat. 633,
662-66 (1974) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 1437f).
Congress did so “[f]or the purpose of aiding low-income fam-
ilies in obtaining a decent place to live and of promoting eco-
nomically mixed housing.” 42 U.S.C. § 1437f(a); see
generally Barrientos v. 1801-1825 Morton LLC, 583 F.3d
1197, 1202 (9th Cir. 2009).