List of housing statutes

Legal scholars and practitioners generally discuss laws that affect housing within the context of real property, landlord–tenant law, mortgage law, laws that forbid housing discrimination, laws that attempt to preserve affordable housing, etc.

The following is a list of housing-related statutes:

Canada

Name	Date	Scope	Description
Bill 28 (BC)	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Ontario Condominium Act, 1998	1998	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Fairness is a Two-Way Street Act	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Heritage Places Protection Act	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Heritage Property Act (Nova Scotia)	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Heritage Property Act (Saskatchewan)	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Jesuit Estates Act	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Land Purchase Act (1875)	1875	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
National Housing Act (Canada)	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Ontario Heritage Act	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Property Transfer Tax Act	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Real Estate and Business Brokers Act	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Régie du logement	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Residential Tenancies Act (Alberta)	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Residential Tenancies Act, 2006	2006	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Strata Property Act	^[when?]	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Trespass to Property Act of Ontario	^[when?]	Trespassing	Provincial codification of the common law. Used by private-property owners to keep individuals off their property.

New Zealand

Name	Date	Scope	Description
Land Transfer Act 1952	1952	^{[definition needed]}	Implements the Torrens title system of land registration

United Kingdom

Name	Date	Scope	Description
Land Transfer Act 1875	1875	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996	1996	^{[definition needed]}	(omnibus legislation) ^{[definition needed]}
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002	2002	^{[definition needed]}	Introduced common holds – a new way of owning land; similar to condominiums – into English and Welsh law.

United States

Name	Date	Scope	Description
Height of Buildings Act of 1899	1899	Height limits	Created height restrictions because of concerns with new construction technology, notably steel, iron, and thin veneer facades.
Height of Buildings Act of 1910	1910	Height limits	Created height limits in Washington, D.C.
Federal Home Loan Bank Act	1932	Mortgages	Created Federal Home Loan Bank Board to charter and supervise federal savings and loans. Created Federal Home Loan Banks which lend to building and loan associations and other banking institutions to finance home mortgages.
National Housing Act of 1934	1934	Mortgages	part of New deal to make housing and home mortgages more affordable. Created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC).
Housing Act of 1937 (aka Wagner-Steagall Act)	1937	Public Housing	Provided for subsidies to be paid from the U.S. government to local public housing agencies (LHAs) to improve living conditions for low-income families.
Housing Act of 1949	1949	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Housing Act of 1954	1954	Public housing	Was to provide 140,000 units of public housing with preferential treatment to families relocated for slum eradication or revitalization.
Rumford Fair Housing Act (California)	1963	Discrimination	Preceded Fair Housing Act, but repealed.
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965	1965	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968	1968	Mortgages	Established Ginnie Mae to expand availability of mortgage funds for moderate income families using government-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities. The new entity was split from the former Fannie Mae, which retained other functions.
Fire Research and Safety Act of 1968	1968	Fire safety	^{[definition needed]}
Fair Housing Act	1968	Discrimination	Intended to protect the buyer or renter of a dwelling from seller or landlord discrimination.
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970	1970	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act (1970)	1970	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974	1974	Affordable housing	Amended the Housing Act of 1937 to create Section 8 housing
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act	1974	Buyer protection	Created to educate and protect prospective home buyers by adding disclosure requirements and eliminating kickbacks and referral fees to realty services.
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974	1974	Fire safety	^{[definition needed]}
Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974	1974	Mobile home safety	Established design and development safety standards for manufactured housing or prefabricated homes.
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act	1975	Mortgages Discrimination	^{[definition needed]}
Community Reinvestment Act	1977	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Alternative Mortgage Transaction Parity Act of 1982	1982	Mortgages	^{[definition needed]}
McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act	1987	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Housing and Community Development Act of 1987	1987	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992	1992	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994	1994	Mortgages	^{[definition needed]}
Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994	1994	Mortgages	^{[definition needed]}
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007	2007	Mortgages	^{[definition needed]}
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008	2008	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009	2009	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009	2009	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009	2009	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
HOME STAR	2009	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}
Mortgage Choice Act of 2013	2013	Mortgages	^{[definition needed]}
Public Law 113-167	2014	^{[definition needed]}	^{[definition needed]}

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Home Equity Theft Prevention Act, a New York State law passed in 2006, to provide homeowners with information about the homeowner’s property, particularly when homeowners are in default on their mortgage payments