Title 36 — Public Health and Safety

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Area of operation" includes all the territory of a city, town or county. 2. "Authority", "public housing authority", "public agency" or "housing authority" means an agency of a city, town or county created and controlled…

A. It is declared that: 1. Unsanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations exist in the various cities, towns and counties of the state and that persons of low income are required to reside in such unsanitary or unsafe accommodations. 2. Within these cities, towns and counties there…

A. Every public housing authority, city, town and county, in addition to other powers conferred by this article, may: 1. Within its area of operation prepare, carry out, acquire, purchase, lease, construct, reconstruct, improve, alter, extend or repair any housing project or proj…

A. Every city, town or county, in addition to other powers conferred by this article, may, by proper resolution of its governing body, create as an agent of that city, town or county a housing authority of the city, town or county. The city, town or county may delegate to that au…

A. A commissioner may be removed by the mayor or board of supervisors for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office. The commissioner shall be removed only after he has been given a copy of the charges at least ten days prior to the hearing and has had an opportunity …

A. An officer of a public housing authority, city, town or county shall not acquire any direct or indirect interest in a housing project or in property included or planned to be included in a housing project of the public housing authority, city, town or county or have any direct…

A. A city, town or county may acquire by the exercise of eminent domain any real property which it deems necessary for its purposes under this article after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the real property described is necessary for such purp…

It is the policy of the state that each public housing authority, city, town or county shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner to enable it to fix the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing decen…

A. In the operation or management of housing projects a public housing authority, city, town or county shall at all times observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant selection: 1. Unless the commissioners have determined that a mixed income project is in the c…

A. Notwithstanding any other statute, a public agency which owns, operates, manages or contracts for rental housing accommodations shall not prohibit elderly tenants or tenants with disabilities from keeping pets in their dwelling units. B. This section does not prevent a public …

A. A public housing authority, city, town or county may issue bonds from time to time to finance in whole or in part the cost of the preparation, acquisition, purchase, lease, construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, extension or repair of a project or undertaking a…

A. Bonds of a public housing authority, city, town or county issued under this article shall be authorized by resolution of the governing body of the respective city, town or county. Such bonds may be issued in any one or more series, shall bear such date or dates, mature at such…

In connection with the issuance of bonds pursuant to this article, or the incurring of obligations under leases made pursuant to this article, and in order to secure the payment of the bonds or obligations, a public housing authority, city, town or county may: 1. Pledge all or an…

This article, without reference to other statutes of the state, shall constitute full authority for the authorization and issuance of bonds authorized by this article. No other law with regard to the authorization or issuance of obligations that requires a bond election or in any…

A. A public housing authority, city, town or county may submit to the attorney general any bonds to be issued under this article after all proceedings for issuance of the bonds have been taken. On submission of the proceedings to the attorney general, the attorney general shall e…

A. The bonds or other obligations of a public housing authority, city, town or county issued for a housing project under the authority of this article or other law of this state, or issued by any public housing authority or agency of the United States, and secured by a pledge of …

An obligee of a city, town or county, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on him, and subject only to contractual restrictions binding on that person, may: 1. By mandamus, or an action or proceeding at law or in equity, compel the public housing authority, city…

A public housing authority, city, town or county may by resolution, trust indenture, lease or other contract confer on any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, or holding a lease, the right, in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred on the …

A. All real property owned or held by a public housing authority, city, town or county for the purposes of this article are exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against it nor shall any judgment against a publ…

A. When a housing project is owned and administered by a housing authority under this article, the housing authority and the city, town or county in which the project is located may agree upon payments to be made in lieu of taxes. B. Taxing authorities are authorized and directed…

A. In addition to the powers conferred on a political subdivision of this state by other provisions of this article, a public housing authority, city, town or county may borrow money or accept contributions, grants or other financial assistance from the federal government for or …

A. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in planning, undertaking, constructing or operating housing projects located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body, with or without consideration and upon such terms as it determines, may: 1. Dedicate,…

Two or more cities, towns or counties, acting directly, or pursuant to this article through their public housing authorities, may join or cooperate in the exercise, jointly or otherwise, of any or all of their powers under this article for the purpose of financing, planning, owni…

All items of construction and all purchases of furnishings and equipment made under this article shall be by contract after call for bids.

The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.

Insofar as the provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this article shall be controlling.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Area of operation" means the area within the territorial boundaries of the municipality. 2. "Blighted area" means an area, other than a slum area, where sound municipal growth and the provision of housing accommodations …

It is declared: 1. That there exist in municipalities of the state slum or blighted areas which constitute a serious and growing menace, injurious and inimical to the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the state. 2. That the existence of these areas con…

A. A municipality shall not exercise any of the powers conferred on municipalities by this article until its local governing body adopts a resolution by a two-thirds vote finding both of the following: 1. One or more slum or blighted areas exist in the municipality. 2. The redeve…

A. Every municipality shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article, including the following powers in addition to others granted by this article: 1. To prepare or cause to be prepared redevelopment plans…

In undertaking redevelopment projects under this article, every municipality, by resolution of its governing body, may delegate to the slum clearance and redevelopment commission of the municipality, if any, created by it pursuant to section 36-1476, as an agent of the municipali…

A. In addition to the other powers conferred by this article a municipality by resolution of its governing body may create a slum clearance and redevelopment commission, which shall be an agent of the municipality for the exercise of powers of the municipality under this article.…

A. A public official of a municipality, commissioner or employee of a housing authority or slum clearance and redevelopment commission to which the powers of a municipality have been delegated pursuant to this article shall not voluntarily acquire any interest, direct or indirect…

A. A municipality may acquire by condemnation any interest in real property, including a fee simple title to that real property, that it deems necessary for or in connection with a redevelopment project under this article, after the adoption by the local governing body of a resol…

A. A municipality shall not prepare a redevelopment plan for a redevelopment project area unless the local governing body, by resolution, has declared the area to be a slum or blighted area in need of redevelopment. The local governing body shall not consider a redevelopment plan…

A. A municipality may sell, lease, exchange or otherwise transfer real property or any interest in the property in a redevelopment project area to any redeveloper for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial or other uses or for public use in accordance with the redevelo…

A. A municipality may issue bonds in its discretion to finance the undertaking of any redevelopment project under this article, including the payment of principal and interest upon any advances for surveys and plans for redevelopment projects, and may also issue refunding bonds f…

A. In connection with the issuance of bonds pursuant to section 36-1481, or the incurring of obligations under leases, and in order to secure the payment of such bonds or obligations, a municipality, in addition to its other powers, may: 1. Prescribe the procedure, if any, by whi…

This article, without reference to other statutes of the state, shall constitute full authority for the authorization and issuance of bonds under section 36-1481. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, bonds authorized under section 36-1481 shall not be subject to the pro…

A. Any bonds to be issued under section 36-1481 may be submitted to the attorney general of the state after all proceedings for issuance of the bonds have been taken. Upon submission of the proceedings to the attorney general, he shall examine into and pass upon the validity of t…

An obligee of a municipality exercising its powers under this article may, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon such obligee: 1. By mandamus, or an action or proceeding at law or in equit…

All property of a municipality, including funds, owned or held by it for the purposes of this article shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against it nor shall judgment against a municipality be a cha…

A. For the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking or carrying out of a redevelopment project located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any public body may, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it determines: 1. Dedicate, sell, convey or lease…

Every municipality may use its funds for the purposes of aiding in the planning, undertaking or carrying out of a redevelopment project in its area of operation. To obtain funds for this purpose, every municipality may, in addition to other powers set forth in this article, levy …

Any instrument executed by a municipality and purporting to convey any right, title or interest in any property under this article shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the provisions of this article insofar as title or other interest of any bona…

The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.

Insofar as the provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this article shall be controlling.