The Brooke Amendment
Named after U.S. Senator Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 - January 3, 2015); the "Brooke Amendment" refers to section 213 (a) of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-152). The Brooke Amendment capped the amount for rent in public housing areas at 25% of a tenant's income. In addition to placing a cap on the amount that public housing residents had to pay for rent; the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 also allowed HUD to offer funding to local public housing authorities (PHAs) for maintenance repairs.