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14-169-101. Definitions.
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14-169-101. Definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Municipality” means any city, town, or other municipality in the state;
(2) “Bonds” means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by a housing authority;
(3) “Governing body” means, in the case of a municipality, the council or other legislative body, and in the case of a county, the county court or other legislative body;
(4) “Clerk” means the clerk or the officer with similar duties;
(5) “Housing Authorities Act” means §§ 14-169-201 — 14-169-205, 14-169-207 — 14-169-225, 14-169-227, 14-169-229 — 14-169-240, and 14-169-804;
(6) “Supplemental Housing Authorities Act” means §§ 14-169-223, 14-169-228, 14-169-237, 14-169-238, 14-169-302 — 14-169-313, 14-169-501 — 14-169-503, and this act.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-101
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14-169-101. Definitions.
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Municipality” means any city, town, or other municipality in the state;
(2) “Bonds” means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by a housing authority;
(3) “Governing body” means, in the case of a municipality, the council or other legislative body, and in the case of a county, the county court or other legislative body;
(4) “Clerk” means the clerk or the officer with similar duties;
(5) “Housing Authorities Act” means §§ 14-169-201 — 14-169-205, 14-169-207 — 14-169-225, 14-169-227, 14-169-229 — 14-169-240, and 14-169-804;
(6) “Supplemental Housing Authorities Act” means §§ 14-169-223, 14-169-228, 14-169-237, 14-169-238, 14-169-302 — 14-169-313, 14-169-501 — 14-169-503, and this act.
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14-169-201. Title.
This subchapter may be referred to as the “Housing Authorities Act.”
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-201
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14-169-205. Planning, etc., laws applicable.
(a) All housing projects of a housing authority shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the housing project is situated.
(b) In the planning and location of any housing project, an authority shall take into consideration the relationship of the project to any larger plan or long-range program for the development of the area in which the authority functions.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-205
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14-169-207. Creation of authorities.
(a)(1) In each city and in each county of the state there is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the “housing authority” of the city or county.
(2)(A) An authority shall not transact any business or exercise its powers under this subchapter until or unless the governing body of the city or the county, as the case may be, by proper resolution shall declare at any time that there is need for an authority to function in the city or county.
(B) The determination as to whether there is a need for an authority to function:
(i) May be made by the governing body on its own motion; or
(ii) Shall be made by the governing body upon the filing of a petition signed by twenty-five (25) residents of the city or the county, as the case may be, asserting that there is need for an authority to function in the city or county and requesting that the governing body so declare.
(b)(1) The governing body shall adopt a resolution declaring that there is need for a housing authority in the city or county, as the case may be, if it shall find that:
(A) Insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the city or county; or
(B) There is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in the city or county available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford.
(2) In determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or insanitary, the governing body may take into consideration:
(A) The degree of overcrowding;
(B) The percentage of land coverage;
(C) The light, air, space, and access available to the inhabitants of the dwelling accommodations;
(D) The size and arrangement of the rooms;
(E) The sanitary facilities; and
(F) The extent to which conditions exist in the buildings
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-207
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14-169-225. Federal aid or cooperation.
(a)(1) In addition to the powers conferred upon a housing authority by other provisions of this subchapter, the authority is empowered to:
(A) Borrow money or accept grants or other financial assistance from the federal government for, or in aid of, any housing project within its area of operation;
(B) Take over or lease or manage any housing project or undertaking constructed or owned by the federal government; and
(C) To these ends, comply with such conditions and enter into such mortgages, trust indentures, leases, or agreements as may be necessary, convenient, or desirable.
(2) It is the purpose and intent of this section to authorize every authority to do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the federal government in the undertaking, construction, maintenance, or operation of any housing project by an authority.
(b) A housing authority shall have the power to procure insurance or guarantees from the federal government of the payment of any debts, or parts thereof, whether or not incurred by the authority, secured by mortgages on any property included in any of its housing projects.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-169-225
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-169-225. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.