Section 12-601 – Development and Administration of Projects for Military Housing by Authorities
(a) An authority may develop and administer projects to make safe and sanitary housing available for military personnel. (b) (1) An authority has all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities under this subtitle that it has under any law relating to the ownership, development, or administration of housing projects for persons of eligible income. (2) Except as otherwise provided […]
Section 12-602 – Cooperation With Federal Government
An authority may: (1) exercise its powers to cooperate with, or act as agent for, the federal government in the development or administration of projects by the federal government to make safe and sanitary housing available for military personnel; and (2) develop or administer such a project for the federal government.
Section 12-603 – Cooperation With State Public Bodies
A State public body has the same rights and powers to cooperate with authorities in the development or administration of projects to make safe and sanitary housing available for military personnel that the State public body has under this Division II to assist in the development or administration of housing projects for persons of eligible […]
Section 12-312 – Loans and Donations to Code Authority
(a) (1) When a code authority becomes authorized to do business and exercise its powers, the political subdivision: (i) immediately shall estimate the amount of money necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the code authority during the first year thereafter; and (ii) shall appropriate that amount to the code authority out of money in the political subdivision’s […]
Section 12-604 – Bonds
Bonds issued by an authority for a project developed or administered under this subtitle are legal investments to the same extent and for the same bodies and officers as bonds issued under any other section of this Division II to develop a housing project for persons of eligible income.
Section 12-205 – Articles of Organization — in General
(a) Articles of organization, if they are not inconsistent with this title, may be adopted for an authority governed by another title in this Division II. (b) (1) Articles of organization shall state: (i) the name of the authority, which may be “housing authority of (here insert name of political subdivision)” or some other name that includes the name […]
Section 12-206 – Articles of Organization — Pre-Existing Authorities
(a) (1) A pre–existing authority may be governed by articles of organization if: (i) the pre–existing authority meets the requirements of subsection (b) or (c) of this section; (ii) the custodian of records files with the Secretary of State the documents required under subsection (d) of this section; and (iii) the Secretary of State issues a certificate of approval in […]
Section 12-207 – Amendments to and Restatements of Articles of Organization
(a) Articles of amendment or restatement of articles of organization of an authority must be: (1) recommended in writing by the chief elected official; (2) if required by subsection (d) of this section, approved by a resolution of the board of commissioners of the authority; and (3) adopted by a resolution or ordinance of the legislative body. (b) An amendment […]
Section 12-208 – Unification of Housing Authorities
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Consolidation” means the dissolution of separate existing authorities and the simultaneous creation of a new authority. (3) “Merger” means the absorption of one existing authority by another existing authority in which the one authority dissolves and the other authority continues to exist. (b) The Housing Commission of […]
Section 12-301 – Number of Commissioners of an Authority
The required number of commissioners of an authority: (1) for an authority not governed by articles of organization, is five; and (2) for an authority governed by articles of organization, is the number set forth in the articles of organization as required by § 12-205(b)(1)(iv) of this title.