§ 8-3-171. State Housing Goal and Report; Assistance by Other Agencies and Political Subdivisions
The General Assembly affirms the state’s policy to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing to all segments of the population of this state. The State Office of Housing is authorized and directed to develop a state housing goal and shall prepare a state housing goal report for presentation to the General Assembly, commencing with the […]
§ 8-3-172. Funding for Single-Family Housing; Construction Requirements
The State Office of Housing shall award state or federal funds to construct single-family affordable housing for individuals and families of low and very low income only to persons whose application indicates that the affordable housing that is the subject of the application and for which a building permit is issued on or after July […]
§ 8-3-132. Conditions Precedent to Exercise of Powers by an Authority; Scope of Rights and Powers of an Authority Generally
Any housing authority established pursuant to this article may undertake the development or administration, or both, of projects to provide housing for persons engaged or to be engaged in national defense industries or activities if it finds that an acute shortage of housing for such persons exists or impends in its area of operation or […]
§ 8-3-200. State Policy; Purposes and Construction of Article
It is the policy of the State of Georgia to provide, within constitutional limitations, for fair housing throughout this state. The general purposes of this article are: To provide for execution in the state of policies embodied in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act […]
§ 8-3-133. Existence of War or National Emergency as Condition Precedent to Initiation of Project
No housing authority shall initiate the development of any housing project under this part after the termination of a period of war or national emergency as declared by the President or the Congress of the United States. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section, housing authorities may initiate projects within areas which, […]
§ 8-3-201. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Administrator” means the administrator of the Commission on Equal Opportunity created under Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45. “Aggrieved person” means any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice or who believes that he or she will be irrevocably injured by […]
§ 8-3-134. Cooperation by an Authority With Federal Government, Other Public Bodies, and Private Agencies; Leases of Projects by an Authority From Federal Government
A housing authority may exercise any or all of its powers to aid and cooperate with the federal government in making housing available for persons engaged or to be engaged in national defense industries or activities; may act as agent for the federal government in developing and administering projects undertaken by the federal government to […]
§ 8-3-202. Unlawful Practices in Selling or Renting Dwellings; Exceptions
Except as exempted by subsection (b) or (d) of this Code section or Code Section 8-3-205, it shall be unlawful: To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any […]
§ 8-3-135. Aid and Cooperation by State Public Bodies in Development and Administration of Projects
With respect to projects undertaken by a housing authority or the federal government to provide housing for persons engaged or to be engaged in national defense industries or activities, any state public body, as defined in Code Section 8-3-152, shall have all the rights and powers to aid and cooperate in the development or administration […]
§ 8-3-203. Unlawful Denial of or Discrimination in Membership or Participation in Service or Organization Relating to Selling or Renting Dwellings
It shall be unlawful to deny any person access to or membership or participation in any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers’ organization, or other service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings or to discriminate against such person in the terms or conditions of such access, membership, or participation on […]