Title 29 — Public Planning and Development
25 chapters · 546 sections in this title.
29 V.I.C. § 201 Findings and purpose
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The Legislature finds that there exists currently within the Virgin Islands a serious emergency with respect to the housing of a large number of persons and families, who, because of circumstances beyond their control, are being obliged to vacate premises rented by them for their…
29 V.I.C. § 202 Definitions
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As used in sections 201–205 of this title, “emergency housing” shall mean structures designed to provide decent, safe and sanitary living accommodations for persons and families in circumstances as described in section 201 of this title, and, in addition to buildings, shall inclu…
29 V.I.C. § 203 Construction and maintenance of housing for dispossessed persons; construction on lands held in fee simple
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(a) The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority in conjunction with the V.I. Interagency Council on Homelessness and the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services shall cooperate in the preparation of plans, construction and maintenance of buildings, and administration of…
29 V.I.C. § 204 Use or acquisition of lands and buildings
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For the purpose of providing sites for emergency housing under sections 201–205 of this title, the Governor is authorized to use any available lands or buildings owned by the Government of the United States Virgin Islands, not otherwise devoted to a public use, or to acquire by l…
29 V.I.C. § 205 Rules and regulations
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The Governor shall cause to be issued, through the Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority in conjunction with the Virgin Islands Interagency Council on Homelessness and the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services, rules and regulations, not in…
29 V.I.C. § 206 Creation of Emergency Housing Fund
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There is hereby appropriated from any available balances in the General Fund of the Treasury of the Virgin Islands the sum of $150,000 which shall be transferred by the Governor out of the General Fund and deposited in the Special Fund in a Sub-Account to be known and designated …
29 V.I.C. § 207 Use of Fund for emergency housing and stimulation of home construction
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1. Emergency Housing Fund shall be expended, in the discretion of the Governor:1. for construction and operation of emergency housing as authorized in sections 201–205 of this title; and2. for stimulation of private home construction through such programs or activities as the Gov…
29 V.I.C. § 208 Deposit of rentals and other revenues in Fund; use
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All rentals or other revenues of the emergency housing program, and all collections resulting from activities for the stimulation of private home construction, shall be deposited in the Emergency Housing Fund and shall there be available for expenditure for the purposes of the Fu…
29 V.I.C. § 209 Repealed. Oct. 30, 1970, No. 2872, Sess. L. 1970, p. 358
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29 V.I.C. § 209 Statutes current through Act 9046 of the 2025 session of the 36th Legislature, including all code changes through October 25, 2025 Virgin Islands Code AnnotatedCopyright © 2026 All rights reserved.
29 V.I.C. § 209a Eligibility for emergency housing
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In accordance with the standards prescribed in sections 209a-209h of this title, occupants of single-family emergency housing units shall be eligible for a first priority to purchase said units.
29 V.I.C. § 209b Certificates of eligibility
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Only those occupants who are issued certificates of eligibility shall be entitled to a first priority to purchase single-family housing units.
29 V.I.C. § 209c Review by Executive Director
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Before a certificate of eligibility shall be issued, the Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority in conjunction with the chairperson of the V.I. Interagency Council on Homelessness shall review the willingness of an occupant to purchase a single-family …
29 V.I.C. § 209d Authority of Executive Director
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The Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority with the approval of the Governor is authorized with respect to the sale of emergency housing units:to issue certificates of eligibility as provided in sections 209a-209h of this title;to fix the purchase pric…
29 V.I.C. § 209e Contract provisions
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(a) The purchaser shall have the option to purchase the premises for cash or by a promissory note secured by a first priority mortgage on the premises. (b) The Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority may insert in the deed customary provisions which he …
29 V.I.C. § 209f Restraints on alienation
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An eligible occupant may elect to purchase the premises for cash or at any time after the execution of a contract of lease with an option to purchase, but the deed of conveyance shall prohibit the lease, sublease, sale or transfer by gift, or otherwise, of the emergency housing u…
29 V.I.C. § 209g Certification of available units
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No contracts shall be executed, nor shall any deeds be issued unless the Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority finds and certifies to the Governor that there are a sufficient number of multiple-family housing units available for the continued operatio…
29 V.I.C. § 209h Choice of units
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(a) [Repealed.] (b) Nothing contained in sections 209a-209h of this title shall be construed or interpreted to require the Commissioner in making an initial assignment under the emergency housing program to choose between assignment of an occupant to a single-family unit or assig…
29 V.I.C. § 210 Priority to purchase government housing
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Lessees of emergency housing under the provisions of this chapter shall be eligible for a first priority to purchase housing units in any Government-sponsored housing project wherein housing units are available for sale.