Title 45, Title 45 and Cities

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 45-25-10, commencing January 1, 2001, the housing authority of the city of Cranston is expanded in size from five (5) members to seven (7) members. The two (2) additional members shall be residents of public housing facilities in the city of Cr…

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 45-25-10, commencing September 1, 2000, the housing authority of the city of East Providence is expanded in size from five (5) members to seven (7) members. The two (2) additional members shall be residents of public housing facilities in the c…

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 45-25-10, commencing January 1, 2002 the housing authority of the city of Woonsocket is expanded in size from five (5) members to seven (7) members. The two (2) additional members shall be residents of public housing facilities and/or recipient…

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 45-25-10, commencing March 1, 2012, the housing authority of the city of Pawtucket is expanded in size from five (5) members to seven (7) members. Said additional members shall be appointed by the mayor to serve for terms of four (4) and five (…

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 45-25-10, the housing authority of the city of Central Falls shall consist of five (5) members, one of whom shall be a resident under an existing lease of a public housing facility or resident under an existing lease who is being assisted under…

All procedures by governing bodies of cities of this state and by housing authorities dealing with the creation and establishment of housing authorities undertaken before April 15, 1940, pursuant to this chapter, are hereby validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared l…

The authority and its commissioners are under a statutory duty to comply or to cause compliance strictly with all provisions of chapters 25 — 27 of this title and the laws of the state, and in addition, with each and every term, provision, and covenant in any contract of the auth…

No commissioner or employee of an authority shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any housing project or in any property, included or planned to be included, in any project, nor shall he or she have any interest direct or indirect in any contract or proposed contract…

(a) The mayor and/or town council may remove a commissioner for inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, but only after the commissioner has been given a copy of the charges against him or her (which may be made by the mayor) at least ten (10) days prior to the he…

(a) An authority constitutes a public body and a body corporate and politic, exercising public powers, and has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of chapters 25 — 27 of this title, including the following powers in addit…

The authority has exclusive jurisdiction to administer and manage Section 8 tenant based certificate programs and Section 8 voucher programs within its geographical area of operation inclusive of any certificate or voucher issued by the Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation wh…

(a) The Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation is a public housing authority and public housing agency authorized to administer housing assistance programs throughout this state for the benefit of persons of low- or moderate-income, subject to the limited exception…

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter or in any other provision of law, the authority may agree to any conditions attached to federal financial assistance relating to the determination of prevailing salaries or wages or payment of not less than prevai…

It is declared to be the policy of this state that each housing authority manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing decent, safe, and …

In the operation or management of housing projects, the authority shall at all times observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant selections: (1) it may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations of housing projects only to persons who lack the amount of income …

(a) To the extent not inconsistent with law, each housing authority shall adopt and promulgate reasonable rules which establish: (1) Eligibility requirements for admission to housing. (2) Obligations of tenants, including regulations for the use and occupation of housing units an…

Every person, regardless of sex, who was disabled while serving in the military or naval service of the United States in the Spanish American war, the insurrection in the Philippines, the China relief expedition, World War I, World War II, or in any conflict or war, whether decla…

(a) Upon request of any tenant in a public housing for people who are elderly project, the managing authority shall post, on or near the exterior door of the apartment of the tenant, an indication of any disability of the tenant in a form and size that is immediately understood i…

Every housing authority or any housing for people who are elderly subsidized by the federal government shall, as part of the application process for prospective tenants of housing for people who are elderly projects, request that the division of criminal identification in the dep…

There is created a board of tenants’ affairs for each city or town having a housing authority and operating one or more housing projects as provided by this chapter.

(a) The board shall consist of no fewer than eight (8) persons. One-half (½) of the members shall be elected from among the tenants occupying housing projects. Each housing project, if there is more than one, shall elect at least two (2) representatives. The remaining members of …

The board shall be organized initially by the members appointed by the mayor or council. Elections of tenant members shall be completed and the first organizational meeting held within ninety (90) days after April 12, 1968. The board shall meet thereafter not less than once each …

The city or town shall pay compensation for the members of the board which shall be a reasonable per diem allowance for each day that the board is in session. Sums paid the representatives from the housing projects are not counted as income for purposes of determining continuing …

(a) The board shall: (1) Advise the housing authority on matters concerning the general welfare of the tenants of housing projects and facilities. (2) Review and veto rules of the housing authority promulgated in accord with § 45-25-18.1 prior to publication. (3) Meet on a regula…

(a) The tenant or applicant affected has a right to a hearing and review by the board where a determination is made by the project management or by the housing authority: (1) That an applicant is denied admission to public housing; (2) That a tenant’s right of use and occupation …

If a decision to terminate a right of use and occupation is upheld by the board upon review, an action to regain possession of the premises shall not be brought until the right of use and occupation has been terminated by lawful notice. If an action to regain possession of the pr…

If any section, subsection, clause, sentence, paragraph, or any part thereof, is for any reason adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of any section or any part of a section shall not be affected by the judgment.

Nothing contained in §§ 45-25-17 and 45-25-18 shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority, with respect to a housing project, to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the authority, to take possession of the project or cause the appointment of a …

It is declared that: (1) Unsanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations exist in various cities of the state, and that these unsafe or unsanitary conditions arise from overcrowding and concentration of population, the obsolete and poor condition of the buildings, improper planning,…

Except as provided by § 45-25-21, all housing projects of an authority are subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the housing project is situated.

The provisions of any zoning ordinance or any building ordinance enacted by any city or town in this state do not apply to any low rate housing project.

Any two (2) or more authorities may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all of the powers conferred hereby for the purpose of financing, planning, constructing, or operating a housing project or projects located partly within the boundaries of each of the authori…

The authority may acquire by purchase any property, real or personal, for any housing project being constructed or operated by a government. The authority, upon terms and conditions, with or without consideration, that it determines, may convey title or deliver possession of the …

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may upon terms, with or without consideration, that it may determine: (1) Dedicat…

Any city in which a housing authority has been created, has the power, from time to time, to lend or donate money to the authority or to agree to take that action. The housing authority, when it has money available, shall make reimbursements for all loans made to it.

The exercise by a state public body of the powers granted by this chapter may be authorized by resolution of the governing body of a state public body adopted by a majority of the members of its governing body present at a meeting of the governing body, which resolution may be ad…

The powers conferred by §§ 45-25-16 — 45-25-19 and §§ 45-25-24 — 45-25-26 are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.

An authority is exempt from the payment of any taxes or fees to the state or any subdivision of the state or to any officer or employee of the state or subdivision of the state.

Bonds and mortgages of an authority are declared to be issued for a public purpose and to be public instrumentalities, and together with interest, are exempt from tax.

The following terms, wherever used or referred to in chapters 25 — 27 of this title, have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) “Authority” or “housing authority” means a public body and a body corporate and politic, o…

The property of an authority is exempt from all local and municipal taxes. An authority shall pay to the city a sum fixed annually by the city. A city may: (1) Fix a sum to be paid to it annually by an authority in respect of each project; or (2) Agree that an authority not pay o…

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 make any recommendations with reference to any additional legislation or other action that may be necessary in order to carry out the purposes of chap…

An authority or the city may apply, to the superior court in any county in which the city or any part of it is located, for an order dissolving the authority. The court shall hold a hearing in open court after giving notice of hearing as the court may require. Upon a showing to t…

If any one or more sections, clauses, sentences, or parts of chapters 25 — 27 of this title shall for any reason be questioned in any court, and adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remaining provisions, but shall be confi…

Any housing authority as defined by the provisions of this chapter may elect to accept the provisions of chapter 21 of this title entitled Retirement of Municipal Employees by resolution adopted by the commissioners of the authority, the acceptance to be forwarded to the retireme…

(a) The city or town council of any city or town is authorized to create by ordinance an Indian housing authority consistent with the requirements of this chapter. Any Indian housing authority created under the terms of this chapter shall be organized for the purpose of directly …