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Report No. |
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| Date Aug. 22, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-209 |
Title
c ^ 1 United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1986 Report to the Honorable Thomas J. Downey House of Representatives RENTALHOUSING
HUD’s Methods of Determinin gFair Market Rents Not to be ~8le&sed outside th9 mati GAO,‘RCED-86-209 53&8L --- GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development B-223794 and Division August 22,19... |
| Date June 16, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-176FS |
Title
United States GM&al Akounting OfTice 13OJ7 ! . Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Emplomenl; and Houskg, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives
Jude 1986 RENTAL HOUSING Potential Reduction in the Privately Owned and Federally Assisted Inventory llllM Ill IlllIM
130171 I ! c,.--v ‘,: \. GAO/RCED-86-176FS I UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFI... |
| Date May 21, 1986 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-120 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office 1 &A0
May 19;86 Report to Congressional Requesters FOREIGN ASSISTANCE The Solanda Housing GuarantyyProject in Ecuador 130228 / I GAO/NSIAD-86-120 !!53Sb173 I . GAO United States General Accounting Offbe Washington, DE. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division
B-222302 May 21, 1986 The Honorable Dante B. Fascell Chairman, Committee on Foreig... |
| Date March 13, 1986 |
Report No. 129328 |
Title
United States General Accounting D.C. Office Washington, FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT lo:00 A.M. EST THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1986 STATEMENT OF J. WILLIAM GADSBY, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, FAMILY, DRUGS, AND ALCOHOLISM SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES
ON THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT llllllllll IllI ll
129328 ... |
| Date Feb. 18, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-33 |
Title
__ United States Genex Report to the Secretary of Agriculture .----, ‘cbruary 198A RURAL HOUSING 80 Opportunities to Reduce Costs and Better Target Assistance- I II
129129 GAO/I Appendix VI Advance CommentaFrom the Department of A$TIcul~ FmHAReSPONSE 1922-C, Exhibit A atetea that fair quality construction is FmHA Instruction defined a8 e well built home normally acceptable to buyers of clmall mo... |
| Date Feb. 10, 1986 |
Report No. PEMD-86-3 |
Title
United States General . .
Accounting Office 51 GAO
February 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on ’ Housing and Community Development, Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs House of Representatives HOUSING ALLOWANCES An Assessment of Program Participation and Effects GAO/PEMDM%3 c>3450\ , h’ a i ?, . . , United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Program E... |
| Date Feb. 10, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-86-2 |
Title
$3 +k.... United States General Accounting Office GAO
February 1986 Report to the Chairman, Joint Committee on Taxation RENTAL HOUSING
Financing Costs and Benefits of With TaxExempt Bonds GAO/RCED-86-2 /.. ’- 34 qg;, . GAO United States General Accounting Office D.C. 20548 Washington, Comptroller General of the United States B-220292
February 10, 1986 The Honorable Daniel Rostenkowski Chairman, ... |
| Date Dec. 4, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-86-55BR |
Title
1 . .( ‘t United States General Accounting Office 2?$43 G!i!O
December 1985 Briefing Report to the Chairman, Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senate ELDERLY HOUSING Successes/Problems in Implementing HUD’s Cost Containment Requirements 128747 GAO/RCED-86-55 BR 533qrs
. ->: UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVLSION Dec... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-86-19 |
Title
BYTHEUS. GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Energy Low-Income Weatherization-Better Way )”bf Meeting Needs ‘In View Of Limited Funds
Federal grants for low-income weatherization programs totaled more than $2.5 billion between 1975 and 1985. States use the grants to weatherize low-income dwellings, thereby reducing residential fuel use. Currently, the main sources of federal fu... |
| Date July 17, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-102A |
Title
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| Date May 10, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-114 |
Title
REPORT THEU.S. BY General Accounting Office
Federal Rental Housing Production Incentives: Effect $Zh Rents k%6dInvestor Returns ,.”
Over the years, the federal government has used tax incentives, mortgage insurance, and direct financing subsidies to encourage the production of rental housing and to assist lower income families in obtaining affordable housing. This report presents information on ... |
| Date April 23, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-108 |
Title
REPORTBV THEUS, General Accounting Office
Changes In Rent Burdens And Housing Conditions Of Lower Income Households
GAO’s analysis of housing and income data collected by the Bureau of the Census and the Department of Housing and Urban Development disclosed that among lower income households--those with incomes of 80 percent or less of an area’s median family income--the number paying rents in... |
| Date April 15, 1985 |
Report No. 126709 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR DELIVERY AT 3:00 P.M. EST MONDAY,APRIL 15, 126709 1985 STATEMENT OF JOHN H. LUKE, ASSOCIATEDIRECTOR HOUSINGAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS RESOURCES, COMMUNITY,AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE HOUSINGAND URBANAFFAIRS ON OF THE COMMITTEE BANKING, HOUSINGAND URBANAFFAIRS ON UNITED STATES SENATE ON OPPORTUNIT... |
| Date April 9, 1985 |
Report No. HRD-85-40 |
Title
Homelessness: A Complex And The Federal Response Problem Homelessness has been receiving increasing attention in communities across the country. Studies from all regions report on the growing number of people who have sought shelter from private voluntary and public agencies. Surveys have also identified an increase in the numbers of women and children, young adults, and mentally ill persons who h... |
| Date March 29, 1985 |
Report No. RCED-85-93 |
Title
REPORTBY THEUS. General Accounting Office
Public Housing Vacancies And The Related Impact Of HUD’s Proposal To Reduce Operating Subsidies
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) public housing program houses 3.4 mitlion lowincome people in 1.2 million housing units. These units are administered by over 3,000 public housing authorities (PHAs), which receive operating subsidi... |
| Date Nov. 16, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-85-29 |
Title
Report To The Honorable United States Senate Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Improving The Process For Allocating Loan ~Management Set-Aside Funds To Multifamily Housing Projects 125689 GAO/RCED-85-29 NOVEMBER 16, 1984 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and information Services Facility P.O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 2... |
| Date May 4, 1984 |
Report No. 124039 |
Title
I ’ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m. May 4, 1984 STATEMENT OF RICHARD L. FOGEL, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCESDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON FAMILY AND-HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ON STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT Mr. Chairman and Mem... |
| Date April 11, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-118 |
Title
By THEUS, GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
eport To The onorable Willi nited States Senat Proxmire Improving Controls Over Rent And Management Fees At Multifamily Housing Projects
The Department of Housrng and Urban Development (HUD) is responsible for revrewrng and approving rent and management fees at about 16,000 multrfamrly housrng projects GAO revrewed the criteria and procedures for approving rent I... |
| Date March 26, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-145 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE *ND RESOURCES. coMMUN1TV. ECONOMIC DEVELOWWNf DtVlStON ~-214747 The Honorable Jake Garn Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs United States Senate
123778 Dear. Mr. Chairman: Subject: Income Analysis of Farmers Home Administration Subsidized Rural Homebuyers-(GAO/RCED-84-145) In accordance with your March 16, 1984, r... |
| Date July 11, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-148 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
Report To The Chairman, Committee Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs United States Senate On OF TtiE UNITEDSTATES
Rental Rehabilitation With Limited Federal involvement: Who Is Doing It? At What Cost? Who Benefits?
Over 34 percent of all families in the United States rely on rental housing for shelter; millions of these existing rental units, the only source of shelter f... |
| Date April 18, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-145 |
Title
h’ THE US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman Committee On Finance United States Senate The Costs And Benefits Of Single-Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds: Preliminary Report
GAO is in the final stages of completing a comprehensive study on the costs and benefits of mortgage revenue bonds. These taxexempt bonds which are issued by State and local agencies provide subsidized loans to fir... |
| Date Dec. 13, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-21 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITED STATES
Block Grants For Housing: A Study Of Local Experiences
Considerable interest in consolidating Federal housing programs into a block grant has existed for years. However, no one knows the full ramifications of creating a major new block grant program for housing or significantly altering the Department of Housing and Urban Develo... |
| Date Dec. 13, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-21A |
Title
* I T!Em SUPPLEMENTTOAREPORTBVTHE /x2 37 iComptroller General
OF THE UNITED STATES
Block Grants For Housing: A Study Of Local Experiences And Attitudes
this supplement contains the results of ,GAO’s survey questionnaires on communi$1~’ experiences in providing housing rassistance under the Community Develop/merit Block Grant Program and on the pommunities’ attitudes toward a Federal /housing... |
| Date Dec. 7, 1982 |
Report No. 120230 |
Title
1 . a. B , . WASHIM~TO'U, D.C. - 20548 -- I FOR kULEAlW3 Det1VER.k ON " RXPECTRD 10x00 A.M.: IrST IT TWSDAY, DECEMBER i982 3, a’ :. .I< I COMPTROLLER GENERALF O R PROGRAM EVALUATION ISTATBMEWT OF HARRY8. NAVENG,ASSISTANT BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTRB HOU6IPTG ON ANR C O M M U N ITY DEVELOPMENT C O M M ITTBBON BANKING, FINAWP, AND URBANAFFAIUS UNITED STATES HOUSEO F REPRESENTATIVES GENERALACCOUNTING OFP... |
| Date Nov. 3, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-15 |
Title
. I BY THECOiI’TR0LLER GENERAL IS$J5 I 7 Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
HUD Needs To Better Determine Extent Of Community Block Grants’ Lobver Income Benefits
Prinaipally benefitting low-and moderateincome persons remains the primaryobjective of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Community Development Block Grant Program. For the $2.4 billion entitlement c... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1982 |
Report No. 119698 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, COb.?MIJNITV-AND De VE LOPMENT tCONOMlC DIVISION SEP30 1982 Mr. Philip Abrams General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing - Federal Housing Commissioner Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Ahrams: HlJD Proposed Legislative Changes To Section of the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978, as amended I 1... |
| Date June 30, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-109 |
Title
UNIW WTESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 + RELEASED
CDMM~ DwMpMm AFFC) gaNaMIC ~~~~~~~~ R#WRItST&D - Nat to be released mtstde H\e amem1
aPWQvs’ JUNE 30,1W2 b-208003 Accounting office except on the basis Of Specific by the ofme of Congrsssional Relations. The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: John C: Danforth Senate Danforth: HUD's Reassessment Procedures for Multifam... |
| Date June 28, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-96 |
Title
_I_ I IfW ‘. STUDY THESTAFFOkTiE U.S. BY General Accounting Office
Housing National And Community Problems Development: This study on major issues concerning Federal involvement in the housing and community development area, covers a broad range of topics, including housing strategies and assistance programs, mortgage credit and finance, community and economic devetopment, aid to small businesse... |
| Date April 13, 1982 |
Report No. B-206888 |
Title
cE.02-158 -- E-2061388 - T h e Hor!orable C h r i s t o p h e r J . D O G ~ 'Jnited Stakes Senate Dear S e n a t o r DoJd:
Y G u r l e t t e r of Yarch 19, 1 3 8 2 , reqrjested o u r v i e w s on S. 2 1 7 1 , 9 7 t h C o n g r e s s , 2nd Session, a bill to s t i m u l a t e t h e 3evelopment a n d r e h a b i l i t a t i o n c f a f f o r d a b l e r n u i t i f a r n i l y rentai housing entitle... |
| Date April 8, 1982 |
Report No. 119780 |
Title
UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTJNG OFFICL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 -0 CobdMUNlTY onaoCMc~~ AND KCONOMIC DWUDN --a Mr. Philip Abram/s General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing - Federal Housing Commissioner Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Abrams: /‘Review of the adequacy of procedures % selecting Section 8 developers; I
119780 Subject: followed Our review of procedures follow... |
| Date March 24, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-52 |
Title
e
! Housi’ Block Grant Activity ng ~In Pittsburgh: A Case Study
Many cities have used Community Davelopment Block Grant funds to develop and:implement a very wide variaty of housing activities. This case study of experience in onfir cityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania-*provides insight on the kind and extent of hausing activity under the Community Revelopment Block Grant Program. Pit&burgh has received... |
| Date Feb. 25, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-42 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES October 1981Recommendations Of The President’s Commission On Housing: IssuesForCongressional Consideration
In its interim report, the President’s Commission on Housing made a number of recommendations which could substantially change current housing policies and programs and have major effects on the housing market. The recommendations, focu... |
| Date Jan. 8, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-31 |
Title
f , UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 January
COMMUNITY DCVMPMQIT AN0 ECONOMIC DIVISION 8, 1982 B-206027 The Honorable Jake Garn Chairman, Subcommittee on HUD-Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Contributing Causes of Financial and Management Problems in Public Housing Projects (CED-82-31) I llll
117294 In a... |
| Date Dec. 31, 1981 |
Report No. OGC-82-7 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UN ITED STATES D.C. X840 B-205053 December 31, 1981 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives On October 29 1981, the President's fourth special message for fiscal year 981 was transmitted to the Congress pursuant to the Impoundment Con rol Act of 1974. Q The special message proposes 51 deferrals of budget authority totalli... |
| Date Nov. 30, 1981 |
Report No. CED-82-16 |
Title
re;':Y UNITE: STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFFC
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I l COMMUNITY AND LCONOMIC RESTRICTED - Not to be released outside the QGn6rd1 Accounting Office except on the basis of specific approval by the Office oi Congressional RelUation B-203490 The Honorable Jake Garn, Chairman Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs United States Senate
The Honorable Alan J. Dixon United State... |
| Date Oct. 26, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-82-2 |
Title
. . ‘I ..--. , ,l6-2-23 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERW :f?eportToThe Congress
:OF THEUNITED STATES Uncertain Quality, Energy Savings, ‘And Future Production Hamper ~ Weatherization Program The
The Department of Energy’s Low-Income Weatherization Program could reduce the energy bills of about 12 million low-income households and affect the Federal fuel assist~ante program. Although weatherization pr... |
| Date July 30, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-147 |
Title
1L# STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING dmx UN17""ED
WASHINGTON, D,C. 20548 -& -*.I COMMUNIW OCVLLOTM AND KNT CCOW(SMIC DlvlWON E-204167 RELEASED JULY 30,1981 Ths Honorable Mary Rose Oakar House of Representatives Dsar
Ms. Oakar: Inquiry into the Status of a Proposal To Construct 16 Single-Family Detached Homes for the Cuyahoga Mstropolitan Housing Authority in Cleveland, Ohio (cED-81447) Subject8 and subse... |
| Date April 27, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-74 |
Title
c . REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Lenient Rules Abet The Occupancy Of Low Income Housing By Ineligible Tenants
The occupancy of section 8 housing by ineligible households is a significant and costly problem. Although program rules allow some leeway for owners to rent units under section 8 assistance contracts to households ineligible to receive assistance, the rules are too ... |
| Date April 22, 1981 |
Report No. 114976 |
Title
UNITE?3 STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WA?3;BfNCTON, c t 20548 D. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 A.M. EST WEDNESDAY,APRIL 22, 1981 STATEMENTOF HENRY ESCHWEGE,DIRECTOR COMMUNXTY AND ECONOMICDEVELOBNENTDIVISION BEFORE TEE SUBCOMMlTTEE HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS, ON COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON G&J 1 GENERAL ACCOUNTING FFZCE REV1 G THE LOWER INSOME... |
| Date March 12, 1981 |
Report No. 114652 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED BY 9:00 am EST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1981 STATEMENT OF DONALD L. DIRECTOR, SCANTLEBURY MANAGEMENT DIVISION, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL AND CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED ... |
| Date March 6, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-54 |
Title
REPORTBY THE Comptroller General b
OF THE UNITEDSTATES How To House More People At Lower Costs Under The Section 8 New Construction Program
The Section 8 New Construction Program is ‘producing very good quality rental housing; housing which is, in fact, often better than most other housing in the general market areas where it is located. GAO found that given the caliber of this housing, developm... |
| Date Dec. 16, 1980 |
Report No. CED-81-31 |
Title
REPORT Eh’ TtiE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES HUD Not Fulfilling Responsibility To Eliminate LeadnBased Paint Hazard In Federal Housing
Lead poisoning is a serious illness afflicting thousands of young children, primarily those living in old, dilapidated inner-city housing which contains hazardous amounts of leadbased paint. While many sources of lead contribute to health problems in c... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1980 |
Report No. PAD-80-13 |
Title
, ,I 1 i Y 9-r iW 4 wra BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES Evaluation Of Alternatives For Financing Low And Moderate Income Rental Housing
The cost ofsubsidizing housing is escalating rapidly while demand for lower income housin far exceeds supply. A key question is how e 9fectively are present programs encouraging housing production for needy households. GAO analy... |
| Date Sept. 24, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-139 |
Title
SIUDY BY THE STAFF THE U.S. OF General Accounting Office
Domestic Housing Communi ,ty Devel Issues For Planning
As we enter the 1980s a decent, safe, and sanitary home and a suitable living environment for all Americans is a goal that is still far from being achieved. The increasing cost of constructing and operating housing continues to adversely affect our Nation’s efforts in meeting housing n... |
| Date July 25, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-121 |
Title
. Actouclting Office except on the basis of qmcifi |
| Date June 6, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-59 |
Title
. .. BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Section 8 Subsidized HousingSome Observations On Its High r Rents, Costs, And Inequities
Like the subsidized housing programs which preceded it, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 8 Rental Assistance Program is costly and serves only a fraction of the millions of households in need. Since its inception ... |
| Date May 15, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-80-59 |
Title
.I r* ;)I$
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES m-v
l(23a3 Report ToThe Congress
Slow Progress And Uncertain Energy Savings In Program To Weatherize Low-Income Households
The Department of Energy’s Low-Income Weatherization Program could go a long way toward conserving energy and reducing the utility bills of people least able to afford them. However, the program has been hampered by -... |
| Date March 28, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-1 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES ’ Ways Of Providing A Fairer 1 Share Of Federal Housing Support To Rural Areas
Many rural American families still live in substandard conditions, although progress has been made over the last 30 years in alleviating housing shortages and improving conditions. Rural housing problems today are most acute in remote areas, among the ... |
| Date Dec. 19, 1979 |
Report No. CED-80-31 |
Title
, REPORT B’Y’ THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES HUDShould Improve Its Management Of Acquired, Formerly Subsidized Multifamily Projects
HUD’s financial management system does not provide agency and project employees information needed to control project costs adequately at formerly subsidized multifamily housing projects which HUD has acquired and manages. Without such information,H... |
| Date Nov. 13, 1979 |
Report No. CED-80-3 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Urban Homesteading: A Good Program Needing Improvement
Declinin urban neighborhoods are being revived by a omesteading whereby an abandoned house is iven to a homesteader who must fix it up anI!! live there for a certain number of years in order to receive title to the house. The program holds promise but some improvements are neede... |
