Section 403A.1 – Short title.

403A.1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal Housing Law”. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §403A.1]

Section 403A.10 – Tax exemption and payments in lieu of taxes.

403A.10 Tax exemption and payments in lieu of taxes. The property acquired or held pursuant to this chapter is declared to be public property used exclusively for essential city or municipal public and governmental purposes, and such property is hereby declared to be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the state or of […]

Section 403A.11 – Planning, zoning, and building laws — insulation requirements.

403A.11 Planning, zoning, and building laws — insulation requirements. 1. All housing projects of a municipality shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the project is situated. 2. All dwellings which are part of housing projects and which are proposed to be […]

Section 403A.12 – Bonds.

403A.12 Bonds. 1. A municipality shall have power to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion, for any of the purposes of this chapter. A municipality shall also have power to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it. A municipality may issue such types of […]

Section 403A.13 – Form and sale of bonds.

403A.13 Form and sale of bonds. 1. Bonds of a municipality 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 that permitted by chapter 74A, be in […]

Section 403A.14 – Provisions of bonds, trust indentures, and mortgages.

403A.14 Provisions of bonds, trust indentures, and mortgages. 1. In connection with the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter or the incurring of obligations under leases made pursuant to this chapter and in order to secure the payment of the bonds or obligations, a municipality, in addition to its other powers, shall have power […]

Section 403A.15 – Remedies of an obligee.

403A.15 Remedies of an obligee. An obligee of a municipality 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 said municipality to perform […]

Section 403A.16 – Additional remedies conferrable by a municipality.

403A.16 Additional remedies conferrable by a municipality. A municipality shall have power by its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract to confer upon any obligee the right, in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred, upon the happening of an event of default as defined in such resolution or instrument, by […]

Section 403A.17 – Exemption of property from execution sale.

403A.17 Exemption of property from execution sale. All property, including funds, owned or held by a municipality for the purposes of this chapter shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall any judgment against the municipality be […]

Section 403A.18 – Transfer of possession or title to federal government.

403A.18 Transfer of possession or title to federal government. In any contract with the federal government for annual contributions to a municipality, the municipality may obligate itself, which obligation shall be specifically enforceable and shall not constitute a mortgage, notwithstanding any other law, to convey to the federal government possession of or title to the […]

Section 403A.19 – Certificate of state auditor.

403A.19 Certificate of state auditor. The municipality may submit to the state auditor a certified copy of the proceedings for the issuance of any bonds hereunder, including the form of such bonds. Upon the submission of these documents to the state auditor, it shall be the duty of the state auditor to pass upon the […]

Section 403A.2 – Definitions.

403A.2 Definitions. The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1. “Agency” or “municipal housing agency” shall mean a public agency created under the provisions of section 403A.5. 2. An “agreement” of any municipality authorized by this […]

Section 403A.20 – Condemnation of property.

403A.20 Condemnation of property. A municipality shall have the right to acquire by condemnation any interest in real property, including a fee simple title thereto, which it may deem necessary for or in connection with a municipal housing project under this chapter, subject to the limitations on eminent domain authority in chapter 6A. A municipality […]

Section 403A.21 – Cooperation in undertaking housing projects.

403A.21 Cooperation in undertaking housing projects. 1. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of housing projects located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any state public body may upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine: a. Dedicate, sell, convey, […]

Section 403A.22 – Personal interest prohibited.

403A.22 Personal interest prohibited. No public official or employee of a municipality or board or commission thereof and no commissioner or employee of a municipal housing agency which has been vested with municipal housing project powers under section 403A.5, shall voluntarily acquire any personal interest, as hereinafter defined, whether direct or indirect, in any municipal […]

Section 403A.23 – Eligibility of persons receiving public assistance.

403A.23 Eligibility of persons receiving public assistance. Any statute to the contrary notwithstanding, no person otherwise eligible to be a tenant in a municipal housing project, shall be declared ineligible therefor or denied occupancy therein merely because the person is receiving in some form public assistance such as federal supplemental security income or state supplementary […]

Section 403A.24 – Chapter controlling.

403A.24 Chapter controlling. The provisions of this chapter shall be controlling, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law of this state, or local ordinance. Any action of a municipality or the governing body thereof in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, whether by resolution, ordinance or otherwise, shall be deemed administrative […]

Section 403A.27 – Percentage of rent as taxes.

403A.27 Percentage of rent as taxes. Any provision of this chapter notwithstanding, no housing project shall be approved unless as a condition at least ten percent of all rents and supplemental rental aid shall be paid annually as taxes to the office of the treasurer in the respective county in which said project is located, […]

Section 403A.28 – Public hearing required.

403A.28 Public hearing required. The municipal housing agency shall not undertake any low-cost housing project until such time as a public hearing has been called, at which time the agency shall advise the public of the name of the proposed project, its location, the number of living units proposed and their approximate cost. Notice of […]

Section 403A.3 – Powers.

403A.3 Powers. Every municipality in addition to other powers conferred by this or any other chapter, shall have power: 1. To prepare, carry out, and operate housing projects and to provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension, alteration or repair of any housing project or any part thereof. 2. To undertake and carry out studies […]