
Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
HUD established the Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse (RBC) to collect, process, assemble, and disseminate information on state and local regulations and policies affecting the creation and maintenance of affordable housing.

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Released! The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s report on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing.
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Did you know?
To encourage the production of “missing middle” infill housing, the city of Olympia, Washington, amended its municipal code in 2018 to add courtyard apartments, single room occupancies, triplexes, and fourplexes as permitted uses in certain lower-density and mixed-use districts.