Title 29, Government - Local
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-209 Powers of authority
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(1) An authority shall constitute a body both corporate and politic, exercising public powers and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this part 2, including the following powers in addition to others granted in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-210 Rentals and tenant selection
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(1) In the operation or management of housing projects, any housing authority at all times shall observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant selection: (a) It may rent or lease dwelling accommodations therein only to persons of low income, being persons receiv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-211 Eminent domain
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(1) The authority has the right to acquire by eminent domain any property, real or personal, which it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this part 2 after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the property described therein is in the pu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-212 Acquisition of land for government
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The authority may acquire by purchase or by the exercise of its power of eminent domain any property, real or personal, which it may deem necessary for any project being constructed or operated by a government. The authority, upon such terms and conditions as it determines, may c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-213 Zoning and building laws
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All projects of an authority are subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the project is situated. Source: L. 35: p. 538, � 13. CSA: C. 82, � 41. CRS 53: � 69-3-13. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-3-13. Cross …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-214 Types of bonds
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(1) The authority has the power and is authorized from time to time in its discretion to issue for any of its corporate purposes: (a) Bonds on which the principal and interest are payable: (I) Exclusively from the income and revenues of the project financed with the proceeds of s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-215 Form of bonds
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(1) The bonds of the authority shall be authorized by its resolution and issued in one or more series, and they shall bear such dates; mature at such times, not exceeding sixty years from their respective dates; bear interest at such rate, payable semiannually; be in such denomin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-216 Provisions of bond or mortgage
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(1) In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of any obligation under a lease, and in order to secure the payment of such bonds or obligations, the authority has the power: (a) To pledge by resolution, trust indenture, mortgage subject to the limitations imposed i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-217 Power to mortgage - when
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(1) In connection with any project, the authority also has the power to mortgage all or any part of its property, real or personal, then owned or thereafter acquired, and thereby: (a) To vest in a government the right, upon the happening of an event of default as defined in such …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-218 Remedies of an obligee of authority
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(1) Any obligee of the authority has the right, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon such obligee: (a) By mandamus, suit, action, or proceeding in law or equity, all of which may be joine…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-219 Additional remedies
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(1) Any authority has the power, by its trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, to confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, lease, or other obligations the right, upon the happening of an event of default as defined in such instrum…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-220 Remedies cumulative
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All the rights and remedies conferred by this part 2 are cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies that may be conferred upon such obligee of the authority by law or by any agreement with the authority. Source: L. 35: p. 548, � 20. CSA: C. 82, � 48. CRS 53: � 69…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-221 Limitations on remedies of obligee
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No interest of the authority in any property, real or personal, shall be subject to sale by the foreclosure of a mortgage thereon, either through judicial proceedings or the exercise of a power of sale contained in such mortgage, except in the case of the mortgages provided for i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-222 Sale subject to government agreement
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Notwithstanding anything in this part 2 to the contrary, any purchaser at a sale of real or personal property of the authority pursuant to any foreclosure of a mortgage of the authority shall obtain title subject to any contract between the authority and the government relating t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-223 Contracts with federal government
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(1) In addition to the powers conferred upon the authority by other provisions of this part 2, the authority is empowered: (a) To borrow money from the federal government to finance the construction of any project which such authority is authorized by this part 2 to undertake; (b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-224 Wage and labor conditions
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the housing authorities law or in any other provision of law, any housing authority is empowered to include in any construction contract let in connection with a housing project, as defined in said housing authorities law, sti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-225 Insurance
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A housing authority, in addition to its other powers, has the power to procure or agree to the procurement of insurance or guarantees from the federal government for the payment of any debts or parts thereof incurred by said authority, including the power to pay premiums on any s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-226 Exemption from special assessments
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following are exempt from the payment of any special assessments to the state, any county, city and county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state: (a) A housing authority; (b) The property…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-227 Tax exemptions
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(1) (a) Except for the administrative fees collectible in connection with the inclusion of property within the boundaries of the Colorado new energy improvement district as authorized by section 29-4-226 (2), an authority is exempt from the payment of any taxes or fees to the sta…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-228 Reports
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The authority shall, at least once a year, file with the mayor of the city a report of its activities for the preceding year and shall make any recommendations with reference to any additional legislation or other action that may be necessary in order to carry out the purposes of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-229 Low rentals
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It is the purpose and intent of this part 2 to authorize and impose a duty on the authority to provide safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations at such rentals that persons of low income can afford to live in such dwelling accommodations. To this end, the authority from time to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-230 Previous housing authorities validated
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The creation and organization of housing authorities pursuant to this part 2 together with all proceedings, acts, and things undertaken, performed, or done prior to May 17, 1939, with reference thereto are validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal in all respec…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-231 Contracts and undertakings validated
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All contracts, agreements, obligations, and undertakings of such housing authorities entered into prior to May 17, 1939, relating to financing or aiding in the development, construction, maintenance, or operation of any housing project, or to obtaining aid therefor from the Unite…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-232 Notes and bonds validated
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All proceedings, acts, and things undertaken, performed, or done prior to May 17, 1939, in or for the authorization, issuance, execution, and delivery of notes and bonds by housing authorities for the purpose of financing or aiding in the development or construction of a housing …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-301 Short title
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This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the Rehabilitation Act of 1945. Source: L. 45: p. 617, � 2. CSA: C. 82, � 63. CRS 53: � 69-4-2. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-4-2.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-302 Legislative declaration
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It is determined and declared that there exist within the state of Colorado substandard and unsanitary areas, occasioned by inadequate planning, excessive land coverage, lack of proper light, air, and open space, defective design and arrangement of buildings, lack of proper sanit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-303 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Area means that portion of a municipality for which a plan of rehabilitation is adopted by the city council of a municipality as set out in this part 3. (2) Authority means the agency created by ordinance of the c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-304 Preparation of development plan
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(1) The planning commission of a municipality either on its own initiative or at the request of the city council of a municipality may prepare a suggested plan for the rehabilitation of any substandard or unsanitary area as defined in section 29-4-302. (2) The preparation of the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-305 Assistance in preparation of plan
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In the preparation of a suggested development plan for a proposed area, the planning commission is authorized to accept assistance from governmental and private agencies but has no power to provide for the repayment of such assistance unless expressly authorized to do so by ordin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-306 Action on setting up of authority
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(1) When the planning commission has completed its report on a suggested development plan for a proposed area and has presented the same to the city council of a municipality, such city council, if it deems the suggested plan desirable in whole or in part, by ordinance, may proce…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-307 Additional powers of authority
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(1) In addition to the powers contained in section 29-4-306, the city council of a municipality may, by ordinance, give the authority of an area any or all of the additional powers set out in this section; and the enumeration of the following powers shall not be taken as a denial…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-308 Organization of authority
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(1) The authority of an area shall proceed to organize for the performance of the duties for which it is created, and such organization shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following unless otherwise provided by the ordinance creating the authority: (a) The adoption of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-309 Condemnation for a superior use
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The purpose of condemnation for the rehabilitation of an area under this part 3 is declared to be for a superior public use, and property already devoted to one public use may be condemned for the purposes of this part 3. Source: L. 45: p. 622, � 9. CSA: C. 82, � 70. CRS 53: � 69…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-310 Area not wholly in one municipality
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If a substandard or unsanitary area, as described in section 29-4-302, extends into two or more municipalities, such municipalities, by contract between the municipalities, may provide for the redevelopment of the area and for the part of the work to be done by each of the munici…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-311 Termination of an authority
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The city council, by ordinance, may terminate an authority and provide for its remaining duties to be taken over by some other agency of the municipality. Source: L. 45: p. 623, � 11. CSA: C. 82, � 72. CRS 53: � 69-4-11. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-4-11.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-312 Appropriations by municipality
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The rehabilitation of a substandard or unsanitary area, as defined in section 29-4-302, may be aided by appropriations to be made from time to time by the city council of a municipality from the general revenues of the municipality. Source: L. 45: p. 623, � 12. CSA: C. 82, � 73. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-313 Taxation
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Every development plan for an area shall provide that the purchaser of any of the property of the area shall pay taxes thereon as upon any other property and shall also provide that the lessee of any part of the area shall pay taxes on the improvements erected by the lessee on th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-314 Supervision of reconstruction agency
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It is the duty of the authority to keep informed as to the performance by any reconstruction agency of its obligations in the rehabilitation work, and the authority, in the name of and on behalf of the municipality, shall take any legal or other steps deemed by it advisable in ca…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-401 Existing statutes no bar to creation of housing authority
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Nothing in any existing statute of the state of Colorado shall prevent cities and towns, however organized, from creating veterans' housing authorities by ordinance. Source: L. 47: p. 882, � 1. CSA: C. 82, � 76. CRS 53: � 69-5-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-5-1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-402 Cities and towns empowered to create housing authorities
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All cities and towns, however organized, by ordinance may create veterans' housing authorities and provide their duties and powers and give preferences to veterans as to all housing constructed, purchased, or leased by or under the direction of such veterans' housing authorities.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-403 Veterans of world war II defined. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 47: p. 882, � 3. CSA: C. 82, � 78. CRS 53: � 69-5-3. C.R.S. 1963: � 69-5-3. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 914, � 21, effective August 6.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-501 Legislative declaration
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(1) It is hereby declared: (a) That there exists a housing shortage for agricultural workers, their families, and other families of low income in the state of Colorado with the result that many agricultural and other low income workers and their families are unable to find decent…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-502 Definitions
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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Authority or housing authority means any of the county housing authorities created by this part 5. (2) Board means the board of county commissioners of any county. (3) County means any county within the state of C…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-503 Creation of housing authority
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(1) Any twenty-five residents of the county may file a petition with the clerk of the board of county commissioners setting forth that there is a need for an authority to function in the county. Upon the filing of such petition, the clerk of the board shall give notice of the tim…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-504 Appointment of commissioners
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(1) The authority shall consist of commissioners appointed by the board in the manner provided in either subsection (2) or (3) of this section. (2) The board may provide that the members of the board shall ex officio be appointed the commissioners of the authority. The terms of o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-505 Powers of authority
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(1) A housing authority shall constitute a public body, corporate and politic, exercise public and essential governmental functions, and have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this part 5 (but not the power to levy …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-506 Policy of authority
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(1) It is declared to be the policy of this state that each authority shall manage and operate its projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals or payments for dwelling accommodations at low rates consistent with providing adequate dwelling accommodations…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-507 Exemption from special assessments - tax exemptions
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The authority and the property of the authority is exempt from all taxes and special assessments on the same basis and subject to the same conditions as provided for city housing authorities in sections 29-4-226 and 29-4-227. Like a city housing authority, an authority may volunt…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-508 Boundaries of authority
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The boundaries of such authority shall be the boundaries of the county, but in no event shall they include the whole or a part of any city unless the governing body of said city passes a resolution authorizing the inclusion of said city within the boundaries of such authority nor…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-4-509 Conformity with building laws
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All projects of an authority shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the project is situated. Source: L. 51: p. 450, � 9. CSA: C. 82, � 87. CRS 53: � 69-6-9. L. 61: p. 429, � 9. C.R.S. …