42 U.S.C. § 12701
Section 12701 · National housing goal
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Ahf-Arbors at Huntsville I, LLC and Ahf-Arbors at Huntsville II, Llc v. Walker County Appraisal District (2012)
Most recently applied in Ahf-Arbors at Huntsville I, LLC and Ahf-Arbors at Huntsville II, Llc v. Walker County Appraisal District (June 2012)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The Congress affirms the national goal that every American family be able to afford a decent home in a suitable environment.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 101–625 provided that: “This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act’.”
Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 101–625 provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter, amending section 1437f of this title, and repealing sections 1437o and 1452b of this title, section 1706e of Title 12, Banks and Banking, and provisions set out as a note under section 1715l of Title 12] may be cited as the ‘HOME Investment Partnerships Act’.”
Section 301 of Pub. L. 101–625 provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle A (§§301–310) of title III of Pub. L. 101–625, enacting subchapter III of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘National Homeownership Trust Act’.”