Evening star., 1943-10-29
War Housing
Eligibility Rules
Partly Eased
Resident Workers
Now Moy Live
In Some Projects

Restrictions on the occupancy of
war housing in the Washington area
were partially lifted today by the
National Housing Agency in a set
of new rules which will permit GER
tain resident war workers to occupy
some new dwelling units and allow
groups of single workers to rent one
room and one-bedroom units.
Approximately 1850 vacant family
dwelling units in seven recently
completed public housing projects
will be made available to resident
white war workers under the change
in rules, Milton Fischer, MIA
regional representative, pointed out.
Previously, occupancy of all public
war housing and Of private projects
for which priorities were obtained
after February 10 has been limited
to war workers who have moved into
this area since July /, 1941.
In addition, several thousand pri-
vately financed family dwellings
now under construction, which were
to be held for the migrant" war
workers under a voluntary agree
ment between MIA and the private
builders, will be opened to the resi-
dent war workers, Mr.. Fischer said
Some Still Reserved.
The private housing being built
with priorities obtained since Feb
ruary 10 will continue to be held for
Immigrants" however, the MIA
announcement said.
Also, l,290 other vacant units In
new public housing developments
will be reserved specifically for new
employees who are to be brought into
Washington by various agencies and
private war industries, the an
nouncement said. These reserva-
tions are being made at the request
of the war establishments, which feel
recruitment campaigns will be aided
if they are able to guarantee imme-
diate living accommodations to new
workers. Mr.. Fischer explained.
The MIA said the new occupancy
regulat tions will include the follow
in additional changes:
/. The maximum income limita-
ton Of $4,000 annual base pay for
the principal wage Garner, pre-
yiously in effect for applicants for
family dwellings in public war hous-
ing projects, will be waived for FAM
lily dwellings containing two or more
bedrooms.
2. Otherwise eligible workers who
now are required to pay an excessive
portion of their income for rent will
be eligible for both public and pri-
vate war housing.
Increased Families Aided.
3. Eligible workers whose families
have increased in size since their
arrival in Washington and who now
lack access to kitchen and bath
facilities will be permitted TO occupy
war housing
4. One-bedroom and one room
units previously held for family oc-
cupancy now may be occupied b.
groups of two or more eligible single
war workers. Single war workers
must have incomes of no more than
81 800 each to obtain family units in
public projects. but there will be nc
income limitation in the case OF
privately financed projects.
5. Resident war workers who have
married since July /. 1941. now are
eligible for any war housing.
s. Employees of nonWar Govern
ment agencies who are regularly
assigned to war agencies or who
serve the operation or buildings OF
war agencies now are eligible for war
housing. This specifically includes
building maintenance employees of
the Public Buildings Administration