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I. INTRODUCTION "History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity. " [...]

NOTE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. TRADITIONAL BUILDING CODES FAIL TO ADDRESS REHABILITATION A. A Historical Record B. Central Cities C. The Economy D. Affordable Housing II. THE EMERGENCE OF REHABILITATION CODES [...], Building codes are not neutral documents. Traditional codes have the effect of deterring the rehabilitation of older structures. But rehabilitation--which can have many positive effects, especially on cities--should be encouraged, not deterred. One promising method of encouraging rehabilitation has been the adoption of "rehabilitation codes": building codes that establish flexible but clear requirements for renovators. After analyzing traditional building codes and three different rehabilitation codes, this Note concludes that more states should adopt mandatory rehabilitation codes.

A critical challenge to an interpretation, drawing on evidence from a mixed-methods study of gentrification and displacement in New York City is studied. Qualitative analysis based on interviews with community organizers and residents documents the continued political salience of displacement and reveals an increasingly sophisticated and creative array of methods used to resist displacement in a policy climate emphasizing selective deregulation and market oriented social policy.

Exploitation of the right to buy system is jeopardising the transformation of run-down London housing estates, according to latest research published by the Association of London Government. The study finds [...]

Temporary housing options lead to students frequently changing schools, which results in lower academic progress and emotional and social torment. The McKinney-Vento Act that gives students experiencing homelessness the right to remain in one school is examined and suggestions to provide affordable housing to low-income families are discussed.

The National Assn of Housing and Rehabilitation Officials (NAHRO) presents its policy, as developed and presented in Sep 1987 by the NAHRO Task Force on the Future. NAHRO is concerned that affordable low-income housing is disappearing, and notes that two million affordable low-income housing units were lost between 1974 and 1983 from US housing stock. It is suggested that state and local housing initiatives must replace rigid federal ones, that more low-income housing production be effected, that existing housing stock be preserved, that housing policy mesh with communities, and that tax and housing policy must be coordinated. Among other areas addressed are: public housing revitalization, rental assistance programs, block grants for housing production, a partnership fund for community reinvestment programs, rural housing, and infrastructure finance.