Twin-City herald., 1938-10-29

lists of applicants, first consideration
shall be given to families of the lowest
income who have the greatest need
for housing.
2. Income Requirements
A. Every tenant shall have an in.
come which is sufficient to pay the
rent and provide for necessary living
expenses.
B: The dwellings shall be avail
able solely for families whose net in
come at the time of admission does
not exceed five times the rental lin
Guiding the value or cost to them of
heat, light, water, and cooking fuel)
of the dwellings to be furnished such
families, except that in the case of
families with three or more mihor de-
pendents, such ratio shall not exceed
six to one.
8. Need for Housing
No family shall be accepted as a
tenant unless the family is living under
substandard housing conditions. A
family shall be considered as living un-
der substandard conditions il
A. The dwelling occupied is not
decent, safe, and sanitary. No dwell
ing shall be considered decent, safe,
and sanitary where one or more of
the following conditions exist:
Need for major repairs or extensive
minor repairs to overcome hazard to
person, health, or comfort.
No hot and cold running water.
No inside private tub OF shower.
Ne inside private water closet.
Ne adequate private cooking facili-
ties, including sink with running wa
ter:
Heating facilities inadequate from
point of view of safety and comfort.
Room sizes, light, and ventilation in
adequate for living purposes.
Lack of privacy detrimental to
health and morals.
Rooms without adequate lighting fa-
cilities.
B. The dwelling is located in an
area where dwellings predoinif1ate
which, by reasons of dilapidatien, over
crowding, faulty arrangement or de-
sign, lack of ventilation, light or san
itation facilities, or any combination
of these factors, are detrimental to
safety, health, or morals.
c. The family is living under over
crowded conditions. A dwelling shall
be considered overcrowded when it is
occupied by a total number of per-
sons which exceeds the maximum oe=
cupancy standards set forth below.
D. The family is paying more than
it can afford for rent.
q. Family Composition
No dodgers or transient paying
guests sshall be allowed. No group
of persons other than a family shall
be admitted.
S. Minimum and Maximum Oecu-
pancy.
Occupancy shall be limited as fol-
lows:
Minimum Maximum
Occupancy Occupancy
Living-Bed Room 2persons 2persons
l Bed Room 2persons persons
2 Bed Rooms persons persons
8 Bed Rooms 4persons persons
A study made of the last 800 fami-
lies of eligible size who have regis
tered for admission to the 274 units
of the project indicates as follows.
l. As or Is per cent have incomes
which exceed the maximum income
limitations of S and E times the rent
provided by Sections CD of the Act.
z. 227 or Is per cent have incomes
which are within the maximum income
but apparently are able to
pay the rent. The sufficiency of the
income to pay the rent is judged
either from the fact that the families
are now paying rents equal to or high
er than those proposed, or that their
incomes are greater than the project
.ent plus an estimated amount neces-
'ary for their other living expenses.
8. 28 or 9 per cent are apparently
Unable to pay the rent proposed.
Sumner Field Homes, which re-
placed one of Minneapolis worst slum
reas on the outer edge of the citys