COURTS IN HALF OF STATES HOLD HOUSING VALID
Courts in Half of States Hold Housing Valid WASHINGTON. D. C. — Supreme courts, or courts of last resort, of exactly half the states in the union now have passed upon and, without exception, have...
...when the United States Housing act became effective and the USHA-alded public housing program was Inaugurated...
...Nebraska, New Jersey, New-York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia...
...Only 10 states now lack state housing laws enabling participation in the nations slum-clearance and low-rent pubic housing program...
...Likewise, cities and counties may inxest in public housing authority bonds...
...CLEVELAND, O.—Great Lakes tugs resumed operations last week following settlement of a 12-day strike affecting 4O0 tugmen in 17 ports...
...California, Colo rado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana...
...13) Eminent domain powers granted to local authorities do not violate state or federal constitutional f uarantee* against the deprivation of private property without due process of law...
...The major issues upon which these these 24 state supreme courts have ruled the following points: (1) Elimination of slums, as a valid exercise of police power, and the erection of safe and sanitary low-rent dwelling units for persons of low income is purely within the public welfare In that such activities will do much to advance and protect publio health, safety and morals...
...The states whose highest courts have sustained their local public housing acts which permit participation in the USHA program include slates in the North and South, the East and West, and well-nelgh every densely-populated btale: Alabama...
...This unbroken string of favorable decisions has been attained in the highest tribunals of 24 of the 38 states having state public housing laws...
...Actually, in 1937, In the dawn of public housing, only one pioneer authority had embarked upon a going housing program...
...D. C. — Supreme courts, or courts of last resort, of exactly half the states in the union now have passed upon and, without exception, have approved local slum-clearance and low-rent public housing programs assisted by the United States Housing Authority...
...There now are some 450 local housing authorities In 37 states, the Dta-trict of Columbia...
...In these suits, the local housing programs have been attacked from almost every possible legal angle...
...The walkout ended with the signing of an agreement between the Tug Firemen Linemen and Oilers Union (AFL land the Great Lakes Towing Co., raising the daily scale from $8.37 to $8.67...
...Arlaona...
...Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming...
...not necessarily on the same ground where slums are cleared...
...Nathan Straus, administrator of the United Stataes Housing authority, said: "It Is clearly apparent that the highest stule courts of the land and the Judiciary recognize the public purpose of slum-clearance and low-rent housing and their legal Justification...
...Today, more than 200 projects are under construction, and 24 local housing projects are in a tenancy status...
...Hawaii and Puerto Rico organised, under state laws, to cooperate with the United States Housing authority...
...As a secondary line of national defense, public housing moves forward with continued approval by the nation's court...
...of municipal indebtedness, and the methods whereby municipalities or counties may become indebted...
...t4) Bonds and debentures issued by local housing authorities do not violate utate constitution* •r statutes prescribing the limit...
...IS) A local authority may secure preliminary organisational expense* or donations of land, money, or services from (he local political subdivisions...
...Announcing that the 24th state had judicially validated public bousing...
...5) Low rent public housing projects may be hiiilt in any area...
...A recent decision by the supreme oourt of Arizona brought the number of these high judicial opinions up to 33 cases involving the various points of contention litigated in the 24 state...
...These decisions have, in general, held public housing to be clearly within the purview of the United States Constitution, and the respective slate constitutions and municipal charter...
...Tax exemption of public housing projects is constitutional and valid on the same ground* as is the exempting from taxation of the property of other municipal corporations, property used for municipal and public purpose*, and public and charitable instt-tutions...
...They are: Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire...
...This number may b* contrasted with the 48 local housing authorities then existing in th» entire United States In November, 1937...
Vol. 10 • May 1940 • No. 21
