The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Safe, affordable and readily available housing options for low-income individuals and families do not match the increasing need for such housing in this state. (2) Much state-owned property is unused and could be made available to increase housing options for low-income individuals and families. (3) Unused property kept for […]
The purposes of ORS 458.405 to 458.460 are to provide low-income housing options including but not limited to: (1) Transitional and emergency housing for low-income individuals and families as long as this type of housing is accompanied by adequate supporting social services; and (2) Permanent low-income housing units. [1989 c.440 §2]
In carrying out ORS 458.405 to 458.460, the state shall act by and through its duly constituted board, commission or agency. The state by statute or through its respective board, commission or agency, may provide rules necessary to carry out ORS 458.405 to 458.460. [1989 c.440 §3; 1995 c.79 §270]
Whenever the state or any state agency possesses or controls real property that might be used to further the public use of providing housing options for low-income individuals and families that is unused for any other public purpose and in which no long-term policy exists to use it for another public purpose, then the state […]
Real property needed for a public use other than low-income housing shall not be sold, exchanged, leased or conveyed under the authority of ORS 458.405 to 458.460. [1989 c.440 §5]
(1) The authority to lease property granted by ORS 458.420 includes authority to lease property not owned or controlled by the state at the time of entering the lease. Such lease shall be conditioned upon the subsequent acquisition of the interest covered by the lease. (2) Any lease of state real property to be used […]
Every lease entered into pursuant to ORS 458.405 to 458.460 shall be authorized by order of the state agency executing the lease and shall provide such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the government body executing the lease. [1989 c.440 §7]
The state is hereby granted express power to relinquish the title to any of its property not needed for another public purpose to the United States Government or any other governmental body, political subdivision, housing authority or nonprofit organization involved with providing low-income housing, in order to promote the public purpose of increasing housing options […]
Before the transfer of any state-owned real property under the provisions of ORS 458.405 to 458.460 to a housing authority or a nonprofit organization involved with providing low-income housing to individuals and families in this state, the state or its agency, board or commission shall obtain approval of the governing body in which such property […]
In the event that more than one housing authority or appropriate nonprofit organization is interested in a building available for transfer under ORS 458.405 to 458.460, the state or its agency shall conduct a bidding process that takes into account: (1) The entity most capable of delivering services and housing options to conform with the […]