The 1974 Session of the Virginia General Assembly directed the Virginia Housing Study Commission to consider but not be limited to: "the supply of housing for college and university students and for persons and families displaced by public action; the elimination of legal, political, and environmental constraints to increases in the supply of housing; new community alternatives; problems associated with the ownership and rental of mobile homes and park sites and a more intensive examination of all relevant provisions of the laws of this State to determine whether or not existing laws are adequate to meet the present and future housing needs of all income levels in this State." Since 1974, the Commission has held two series of public hearings.

The Commission's Interim Report, submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly in November, 1914, contained various recommendations covering subjects presented in testimony at the first series of public hearings. Three of these were subsequently accepted by the Governor and the General Assembly:

1. the Mobile Home Lot Rental Act;

2. the Residential Ground Rent Act; and

3. a study of the Virginia Housing Authorities Law.

A second series of public hearings was conducted in the spring of 1975. This Report contains recommendations based on suggestions submitted by the public and private sectors--local governments, State agencies, private interest groups--appearing at the public hearings.