Title 31, Housing and Redevelopment

The legislative delegation of a county shall not adopt any resolution authorized by SECTIONS 31-3-910, 31-3-1020 or 31-3-1060 and 31-3-1080 unless a public hearing has first been held. The legislative delegation of such county shall give notice of the time, place and purpose of t…

A regional housing authority shall have all of the functions, rights, powers and duties provided for housing authorities created for cities and counties. The provisions of this chapter and Chapter 11 shall apply to a regional housing authority in the same manner and to the same e…

A regional housing authority shall have its books, records and accounts open for inspection at any hour during any business day by any representative of the Senator or legislative delegation of any county included in the territorial jurisdiction of such authority. Such authority …

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases, when used in the provisions of this chapter applicable to regional housing authorities, shall be construed as follows, unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context: (1) "Legislative delegation" sh…

If the council of each of two or more municipalities, whether or not contiguous, by resolution declares that there is a need for one housing authority to be created for all of such municipalities to exercise in such municipalities the powers and other functions prescribed for a h…

The council of a municipality for which a housing authority has not been created shall not adopt the resolution required as a prerequisite to the establishment of a consolidated housing authority unless it first declares that there is a need for a housing authority to function in…

The creation of a consolidated housing authority and the finding of need therefor shall be subject to the same provisions and limitations of this chapter as are applicable to the creation of a regional housing authority and all of the provisions of this chapter applicable to regi…

The area of operation of a consolidated housing authority shall include all of the territory within the boundaries of each municipality joining in the creation of such authority, except that such area of operation may be changed to include or exclude any municipality or municipal…

Except as otherwise provided herein, a consolidated housing authority and the commissioners thereof shall, within the area of operation of such consolidated housing authority, have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, privileges, immunities and limitations as those provide…

Each authority created under this chapter and Chapter 11 may apply for, receive and expend without limitation as to amount and under such regulations and conditions as it may deem desirable or may be prescribed by the United States or any agent or agency thereof any moneys lent, …

In any contract or amendatory or superseding contract for a loan and annual contributions entered into between a housing authority and the Federal Government, or any agency thereof, with respect to any housing project undertaken by such housing authority, any such housing authori…

In connection with any loan or grant by a government, an authority may agree to limitations upon the exercise of any powers conferred upon the authority by this chapter and Chapter 11.

A housing authority may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter and Chapter 11 or in any other provision of law, agree to any conditions attached to Federal financial assistance relating to the determination of prevailing salaries or wages, payment of …

An authority may, in connection with the borrowing of funds or otherwise, enter into any agreement with the State or Federal Government or any agency or subdivision thereof providing for supervision and control of the authority of any project and containing such other covenants, …

An authority may issue bonds from time to time in its discretion for any of its corporate purposes. An authority may also issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it. An authority may issue such types of bonds as it may determine, inc…

Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding six per cent per annum, be in such denomination or denominations…

In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of obligations under leases and in order to secure the payment of such bonds or obligations, an authority, in addition to its other powers, may: (1) Pledge all or any part of its gross or net rents, fees or revenues to whi…

In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of other obligations, a regional housing authority may covenant as to limitations on its right to adopt resolutions relating to the increase or decrease of its area of operation.

In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of any bonds of an authority or the security therefor, any such bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the authority to aid in financing a housing project to provide dwelling accommodations …

Bonds, notes, debentures and other evidences of indebtedness of an authority are declared to be issued for a public purpose and to be public instrumentalities and, together with interest thereon, shall be exempt from taxes.

The bonds of an authority may be sold at public or private sale at not less than par.

Notwithstanding any restrictions on investments contained in any laws of this State, the State and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associa…

In case any of the commissioners or officers of the authority whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such commissioners or officers before the delivery of such bonds, such signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the sam…

Neither the commissioners of an authority nor any person executing the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. The bonds and other obligations of an authority (and the bonds and obligations shall so state on their face) shall not be a debt…

An obligee of an authority shall have 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: (1) By mandamus, suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity to compel the authority …

An authority may by its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease or other contract confer upon 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, upon the happening of an eve…

A housing authority may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter and Chapter 11 or in any other provision of law, procure or agree to the procurement of insurance or guarantees from the Federal Government of the payment of any debts or parts thereof inc…

No authority shall be required to offer its securities to the State Fiscal Accountability Authority at any time nor shall any authority be required to turn over any surplus of sinking funds to said authority.

Any housing authority which has rural areas under its jurisdiction may undertake the provision of housing for families of low income in such rural areas and may comply with any conditions, not inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 11, required by the Federal …

The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this chapter and Chapter 11 shall have the following respective meanings, unless in any case a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) The term "director" shall mean the Secretary of Commerce; (2) "Authority" or…

It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that (a) in order to promote and protect the health, safety, morals and welfare of the public, it is necessary in the public interest to provide for the creation of public corporate bodies to be known as housing autho…

In each city of the State there may be created in the manner herein prescribed a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "Housing Authority of __________."

Such an authority may be created by the council of the city adopting a resolution declaring that there is need for such an authority to function in such city. The determination as to whether there is such need for an authority to function (a) may be made by the council on its own…

In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract of the authority, the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have become established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers hereunder upon proof of the a…

When the council of a municipality adopts a resolution as provided in this chapter, the council shall appoint not less than five nor more than seven persons as commissioners of the authority created for the municipality. At least one of the commissioners appointed shall be a pers…

No commissioner shall receive any compensation, whether in the form of salary, per diem allowances or otherwise, for or in connection with his services as such commissioner. Each commissioner shall, however, be entitled to reimbursement, to the extent of appropriations or other f…

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

(A) For inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office a commissioner of an authority may be removed by the council, but a commissioner may be removed only after he has been given a copy of the charges at least ten days before the hearing on it and had an opportunity to b…

As soon as possible after the creation of an authority, the commissioners shall organize for the transaction of business by choosing from among their number a chairman and a vice chairman and by adopting bylaws and rules and regulations suitable to the purposes of this chapter an…

The territorial jurisdiction of each authority, except as otherwise specially provided, shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the city creating the authority unless this territory is extended by the director. The director may extend the territorial jurisdiction of any housi…

Any two or more housing authorities may join or cooperate with one another in the exercise, either jointly or otherwise, of any or all of their powers for the purpose of financing (including the issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations and giving security therefor), planning…

In addition to its other powers, a housing authority created for a city may exercise any or all of its powers within the territorial boundaries of any other municipality not included in the territorial jurisdiction of such housing authority for the purpose of planning, undertakin…

No council of any such other municipality shall adopt a resolution as provided in SECTION 31-3-400 declaring that there is a need for a housing authority other than a housing authority established by such municipality to exercise its powers within such municipality unless a publi…

During the time that a housing authority of a municipality has outstanding or is under contract to issue any evidences of indebtedness for a project within its municipality, no other housing authority may undertake a project within such municipality without the consent of such ho…

The powers of each authority shall be vested in the commissioners thereof in office from time to time.

Each authority created under this chapter and Chapter 11 shall be a body corporate and politic, exercising public power perpetual in duration, capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name, having a seal and having all powers necessary to carry out and effectuate the purp…