It is the Commission's duty to recommend legislation and otherwise seek to create conditions conducive to the production of housing, particularly for low and moderate income families. In today's market, creating these favorable conditions is both a matter of providing incentives and removing disincentives.

For example, changes in the real property tax structure could provide a major incentive for the production of housing. On the other hand, restrictive local ordinances which drive up land development costs and local housing and property maintenance codes act to decrease the production and availability of housing.

Realizing there is no single solution to the problem of housing scarcity, the Commission has made recommendations herein addressing individually a number of these impediments to housing. In addition to its proposals for legislation to relieve certain problems, the Commission mentions numerous housing-related problems for which it suggests administrative resolution and/or further study. Areas of further study include energy conservation, elevator inspections and housing development authorities.