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1926: Historic state affordable housing law signed
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From the May issue: New York Gov. Alfred Smith put his signature to a housing measure 88 years ago this month that authorized the creation of the nation’s first quasi-governmental companies to develop affordable rental apartments.
The law, the Limited Dividend Housing Companies Act, provided for entities that capped the amount of profit investors could earn on a housing project, in conjunction with affordable rents and the power of eminent domain. [more]