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.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.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 […]