Reith v. South Carolina State Housing Authority

Ness, Justice:

This appeal is from a judgment of the lower court upholding the constitutionality of Act No. 288, Acts and Joint Resolutions of 1975, which enlarged and further defined the powers of the South Carolina State Housing Authority. The act authorizes the Housing Authority to issue notes and bonds to finance private housing. It sets forth a variety of programs designed to supply safe and sanitary housing for persons of moderate to low income.

The act is prefaced by a number of legislative fact findings. The General Assembly found that private enterprise has not been able to produce…