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Affordable housing and zoning framework are defined for the section

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 107, Sec. 107. Written by .

Affordable housing and zoning framework are defined for the section

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What the document says

“The term ``affordable housing'' means housing for which the monthly payment is not more than 30 percent of the monthly income of the household.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 107

The section defines affordable housing as housing whose monthly payment is no more than 30 percent of the household's monthly income. It also defines a local zoning framework as the local codes, ordinances, procedures, and policies governing zoning and land use, and a State zoning framework as the State legislation or agency procedures enabling local planning and zoning authorities.

What the document actually says

“The term ``affordable housing'' means housing for which the monthly payment is not more than 30 percent of the monthly income of the household.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 107
That sentence, in plain words

Housing counts as affordable by a simple test. The monthly bill must be 30 percent of income or less.

What this is about

A zoning framework is the set of rules about what can be built where. Some of it is set by the state. Some of it is set by the town.

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