§ 42-128-1 Findings. – (a) Rhode Island has an older housing stock which contributes invaluably tocommunity character, and in order to maintain the stability of neighborhoodsand to sustain health communities, it is necessary to have programs for housingand community development and revitalization.
(b) Rhode Island has an active private sector that is engagedin supplying housing.
(c) Rhode Island has an active non-profit housing sector,which can, if provided adequate support, assist low and moderate income personsand works to improve conditions in neighborhoods and communities.
(d) Housing that is not adequately maintained is a source ofblight in communities and a cause of public health problems. Public health andsafety are impaired by poor housing conditions; poisoning from lead paint andrespiratory disease (asthma) are significant housing related health problems inRhode Island.
(e) There is an increasing need for supported livingarrangements for the elderly and a continuing need for supported livingarrangements for persons who are disabled and/or homeless.
(f) Fair housing, and the potential of unequal treatment ofindividuals based on race, ethnicity, age, disability, and family, must begiven continuing attention.
(g) Housing costs consume a disproportionate share of incomefor many Rhode Islanders; housing affordability is a continuing problem,especially for first time home buyers and lower and moderate income renters;the high cost of housing adversely affects the expansion of Rhode Island'seconomy. Housing affordability and availability affect conditions ofhomelessness. The high cost of housing and the lack of affordable, decenthousing for low income households is a source of hardship for very low incomepersons and families in Rhode Island.
(h) The Rhode Island housing and mortgage financecorporation, which has provided more than two decades of assistance inaddressing issues of both the affordability of home ownership and rentalhousing and the preservation of the housing stock for low and moderate incomepersons, is facing future funding shortfalls and must either increase revenuesor reduce programs in order to remain viable.
(i) The federal government has been reducing its commitmentto housing since 1981, and there is no indication that earlier levels offederal support for housing will be restored.
(j) Public housing authorities, which rely on federal supportthat is being reconsidered, have been and continue to be an important housingresource for low income families and the elderly.
(k) Rhode Island, unlike most other states, does not have anagency or department of state government with comprehensive responsibility forhousing.
(l) It is necessary and desirable in order to protect thatpublic health and to promote the public welfare, to establish a housingresources agency and a housing resources commission for the purposes ofimproving housing conditions, promoting housing affordability, engaging incommunity development activities, and assisting the urban, suburban, and ruralcommunities of the state.
§ 42-128-1 Findings. – (a) Rhode Island has an older housing stock which contributes invaluably tocommunity character, and in order to maintain the stability of neighborhoodsand to sustain health communities, it is necessary to have programs for housingand community development and revitalization.
(b) Rhode Island has an active private sector that is engagedin supplying housing.
(c) Rhode Island has an active non-profit housing sector,which can, if provided adequate support, assist low and moderate income personsand works to improve conditions in neighborhoods and communities.
(d) Housing that is not adequately maintained is a source ofblight in communities and a cause of public health problems. Public health andsafety are impaired by poor housing conditions; poisoning from lead paint andrespiratory disease (asthma) are significant housing related health problems inRhode Island.
(e) There is an increasing need for supported livingarrangements for the elderly and a continuing need for supported livingarrangements for persons who are disabled and/or homeless.
(f) Fair housing, and the potential of unequal treatment ofindividuals based on race, ethnicity, age, disability, and family, must begiven continuing attention.
(g) Housing costs consume a disproportionate share of incomefor many Rhode Islanders; housing affordability is a continuing problem,especially for first time home buyers and lower and moderate income renters;the high cost of housing adversely affects the expansion of Rhode Island'seconomy. Housing affordability and availability affect conditions ofhomelessness. The high cost of housing and the lack of affordable, decenthousing for low income households is a source of hardship for very low incomepersons and families in Rhode Island.
(h) The Rhode Island housing and mortgage financecorporation, which has provided more than two decades of assistance inaddressing issues of both the affordability of home ownership and rentalhousing and the preservation of the housing stock for low and moderate incomepersons, is facing future funding shortfalls and must either increase revenuesor reduce programs in order to remain viable.
(i) The federal government has been reducing its commitmentto housing since 1981, and there is no indication that earlier levels offederal support for housing will be restored.
(j) Public housing authorities, which rely on federal supportthat is being reconsidered, have been and continue to be an important housingresource for low income families and the elderly.
(k) Rhode Island, unlike most other states, does not have anagency or department of state government with comprehensive responsibility forhousing.
(l) It is necessary and desirable in order to protect thatpublic health and to promote the public welfare, to establish a housingresources agency and a housing resources commission for the purposes ofimproving housing conditions, promoting housing affordability, engaging incommunity development activities, and assisting the urban, suburban, and ruralcommunities of the state.
§ 42-128-1 Findings. – (a) Rhode Island has an older housing stock which contributes invaluably tocommunity character, and in order to maintain the stability of neighborhoodsand to sustain health communities, it is necessary to have programs for housingand community development and revitalization.
(b) Rhode Island has an active private sector that is engagedin supplying housing.
(c) Rhode Island has an active non-profit housing sector,which can, if provided adequate support, assist low and moderate income personsand works to improve conditions in neighborhoods and communities.
(d) Housing that is not adequately maintained is a source ofblight in communities and a cause of public health problems. Public health andsafety are impaired by poor housing conditions; poisoning from lead paint andrespiratory disease (asthma) are significant housing related health problems inRhode Island.
(e) There is an increasing need for supported livingarrangements for the elderly and a continuing need for supported livingarrangements for persons who are disabled and/or homeless.
(f) Fair housing, and the potential of unequal treatment ofindividuals based on race, ethnicity, age, disability, and family, must begiven continuing attention.
(g) Housing costs consume a disproportionate share of incomefor many Rhode Islanders; housing affordability is a continuing problem,especially for first time home buyers and lower and moderate income renters;the high cost of housing adversely affects the expansion of Rhode Island'seconomy. Housing affordability and availability affect conditions ofhomelessness. The high cost of housing and the lack of affordable, decenthousing for low income households is a source of hardship for very low incomepersons and families in Rhode Island.
(h) The Rhode Island housing and mortgage financecorporation, which has provided more than two decades of assistance inaddressing issues of both the affordability of home ownership and rentalhousing and the preservation of the housing stock for low and moderate incomepersons, is facing future funding shortfalls and must either increase revenuesor reduce programs in order to remain viable.
(i) The federal government has been reducing its commitmentto housing since 1981, and there is no indication that earlier levels offederal support for housing will be restored.
(j) Public housing authorities, which rely on federal supportthat is being reconsidered, have been and continue to be an important housingresource for low income families and the elderly.
(k) Rhode Island, unlike most other states, does not have anagency or department of state government with comprehensive responsibility forhousing.
(l) It is necessary and desirable in order to protect thatpublic health and to promote the public welfare, to establish a housingresources agency and a housing resources commission for the purposes ofimproving housing conditions, promoting housing affordability, engaging incommunity development activities, and assisting the urban, suburban, and ruralcommunities of the state.
