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18 Howard L.J. 251 (1973-1975)
Flexible Housing Code - The Mystique of the Single Standard: A Critical Analysis and Comparison of Model and Selected Housing Codes Leading to the Development of a Proposed Model Flexible Housing Code

handle is hein.journals/howlj18 and id is 269 raw text is: Flexible Housing Code-The Mystique of The Single Standard: A Critical Analysis And Comparison of Model And Selected Housing Codes Leading to The Develop- ment of A Proposed Model Flexible Housing Code GEORGINA B. LANDMAN* INTRODUCTION A. Landlord-Tenant Crisis Abandoned housing, continuing decay and blight are among the major problem areas in the field of urban studies. Although Banfield1 would disagree, we are indeed in the midst of a housing crisis and this crisis is simply not going to disappear by itself. It is evident that existing housing codes which are designed to prevent blight and decay are now a major cause of the problem. Any analysis of the housing problem touches all aspects of the disciplines that make up the field of urban studies. Housing covers the legal, economic, psychological, sociological and medical, as well as the physical and social aspects of planning. This Article concentrates on one aspect of the entire housing problem-that be- ing housing codes. Let us assume for a moment that the present day housing codes are adequate, preserve the housing stock and prevent blight and * J.D. 1970, University of Denver; LL.M. 1973, University of Missouri, Kan- sas City; Ass't Prof. of Law, The University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Okla- homa; B.A. Trinity University; M.A. St. Louis University; formerly with U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. This article is condensed from a thesis sub- mitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the LL.M. in Urban Law, UMKC. The author acknowledges support from Dean P.D. Kelley, & Professors R.H. .Freilich, & J.J. Brown, Jr. 1. E. BANFIELD, UNHEAVENLY CITY (1968); cf. S. BURGHART, TENANTS AND THE URBAN HOUSING CISIS (1972).

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