Faith-based Affordable Housing Act under fire due to lack of oversight to local zoning laws

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Some proponents of the plan say it is needed to help deal with the affordable housing crisis.

1:22A proposal to let religious institutions build affordable houses is being criticized due to the possible harm it could do to communities by bypassing local zoning laws.

"This would be a completely top-down state mandated program that would allow these religious institutions to build virtually whatever they want," Blumencranz says.

 

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