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LA Rev Stat § 40:600.62 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.62. Definitions

RS 600.62 - Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates or requires another or different meaning or intent: (1) "Division of administration" means the division of administration created within the office of the governor by Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. (2) "Project" collectively means the acquisition, disposition, purchase, renovation, improvement, leasing, or expansion of housing stock, including but not limited to housing stock as described in action plans for The Road Home Program, for the purposes set forth therein, as such action plan may hereafter be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified, by the corporation. The project may be financed with funds provided in whole or in part from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant Program, as administered by the Louisiana office of community development of the division of administration. (3) "Road Home Corporation" means the nonprofit corporation authorized to be formed by this Chapter, or any corporation succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers conferred upon the corporation by this Chapter shall be given by law. Such corporation may amend its articles of incorporation to change its name to Louisiana Land Trust. It is further declared that any such corporation shall not constitute a state agency, board, or commission; nor shall it constitute an instrumentality of the state or of any political subdivision. (4) "State" means the state of Louisiana or any agency or instrumentality thereof. Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 428, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.63 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.63. Functions of Road Home Corporation

RS 600.63 - Functions of Road Home Corporation There is hereby authorized the formation and incorporation of a nonprofit corporation, the purpose of which shall be, exclusively for the health and welfare of the public, the acquisition, disposition, purchase, renovation, improvement, leasing, or expansion of housing stock, including but not limited to housing stock as described in action plans for The Road Home Program, for the purposes set forth therein, as such action plans hereafter may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified. R.S. 41:131 through 140 and 1338 shall not apply to the corporation or to any property conveyed by the corporation. To the extent that the provisions of this Chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of R.S. 12:202.1 or any other provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed to be controlling. Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 428, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.64 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.64. Membership of the board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses

RS 600.64 - Membership of the board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses A. The governor shall appoint seven persons to serve as the directors and members of this corporation, with one member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the president of the Senate and with one member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the speaker of the House of Representatives. No less than three of such members shall be a domiciliary of one of the parishes most affected by Hurricane Katrina and no less than three members shall be a domiciliary of one of the parishes most affected by Hurricane Rita. Any domiciliary selected under this Subsection shall have been domiciled in their respective parish for at least one year prior to August 29, 2005. At least five of the members, including the members nominated by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives, shall have education, training, or experience in banking, mortgage financing, housing development, environmental remediation, land use, or urban planning. B. Members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation, but the Road Home Corporation may reimburse such members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.65 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.65. Applicable laws to Road Home Corporation

RS 600.65 - Applicable laws to Road Home Corporation The Road Home Corporation shall be subject to the Public Records Law, the Open Meetings Law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics. The Road Home Corporation is subject to examination, audit, and review by the legislative auditor. Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 428, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.67 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.67. Excess earnings

RS 600.67 - Excess earnings Any net earnings of The Road Home Corporation beyond that necessary for The Road Home Corporation to implement the purposes of this Chapter shall inure to the benefit of The Road Home Program. Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 428, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.68 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.68. Dissolution of the Road Home Corporation; title to property to vest in successor

RS 600.68 - Dissolution of the Road Home Corporation; title to property to vest in successor Upon dissolution of the Road Home Corporation, title to all property owned by the Road Home Corporation shall vest in the successor corporation created by the legislature, if any. If no such successor corporation is so created, title to such property shall vest in the state of Louisiana. Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.71 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.71. Title

RS 600.71 - Title This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Housing Counseling Assistance Act." Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.72 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.72. Legislative findings

RS 600.72 - Legislative findings The legislature finds that: (1) Hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents were displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (2) Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed thousands of residential housing units in Louisiana, left thousands of residential housing units substantially damaged in areas that must be repopulated to restore the economic base of those areas, and created an unprecedented housing shortage for both homeowners and renters throughout the state. (3) Displaced persons need the assistance of knowledgeable professionals to develop suitable housing strategies for their primary residences. This assistance can best be provided by nonprofit organizations that have been certified by the Louisiana Housing Corporation. These certified nonprofit organizations will be sustainable community based entities acting as consumer advocates and evolving over time to meet the needs of our citizens. Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 408, §5(B), eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.73 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.73. Definitions

RS 600.73 - Definitions For purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) "Division of administration" means the division of administration created within the office of the governor by Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. (2) "Road Home Corporation" means the nonprofit corporation authorized in Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, or any corporation succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers conferred upon the corporation shall be given by law. (3) "Suitable housing strategy" means a plan for the acquisition of residential housing property to replace property or for the disposition, renovation or rehabilitation of either a residential housing property below minimum habitability standards or a blighted housing property prepared by the owner or other secured party that preserves the historic integrity of the residential building and restores such property to minimum habitability standards. Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.74 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.74. Sources

RS 600.74 - Sources Housing counseling assistance may be provided through private nonprofit organizations certified through the Louisiana Housing Corporation. Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 408, §5(B), eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.75 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.75. Funding

RS 600.75 - Funding A. The office of community development, within the division of administration, or the Road Home Corporation, which is responsible for the delivery of the Road Home Housing Program, may set aside sufficient funds to accomplish and implement the requirements of this Chapter. B. The office of community development may conduct competitive negotiations by initiating the issuance of a request for proposals containing a description of the services required and the factors to be used in evaluating the proposals. Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.76 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.76. Type of assistance

RS 600.76 - Type of assistance Housing counseling assistance providers may counsel owners relative to refinancing options, availability of loans and grants, determining entitlements from FEMA programs, housing programs of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, or any other housing programs designed to assist Louisiana residents with housing needs. Housing counseling assistance providers may also assist displaced persons, who were homeowners or renters, and property owners by creating suitable housing strategies for person with special needs. Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.87 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.87. Definitions

RS 600.87 - Definitions  The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this Chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Bonds" shall have the same meaning as "Securities" in R.S. 39:1421(1).  (2) "Corporation" means the Louisiana Housing Corporation created by this Chapter.  (3) "Federal government" means the United States of America and any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.  (4) "Insured mortgage loan" means a mortgage loan for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation or improvement of residential housing located within the state which is insured or guaranteed in whole or in part by the federal or state government, or any instrumentality or agency of the federal government or the state government, including the Louisiana Housing Corporation, or by a private mortgage insurance company, which insures the holder of the mortgage against financial loss.  (5) "Lending institution" means any bank, investment bank, mortgage bank or company, pension or retirement fund, savings bank, or savings and loan association which is authorized to do business in Louisiana.  (6) "Mortgage" means a conventional mortgage evidencing a contract by which a person binds all or part of his immovable property in favor of another to secure the execution and enforcement of a contract, but without divesting himself of the possession of such property.  (7) "Mortgage loan" means a financial obligation secured by a mortgage.  (8) "Persons or families of low or moderate income" means an individual or household whose income qualifies as low income or moderate income as determined from time to time by the corporation's board of directors in a manner consistent with federal housing programs.  (9) "Residential housing" means a specific work or improvement within the state undertaken primarily to provide decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations that are in compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §12131 et seq., for persons of low or moderate income, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, or improvement of land, buildings, and improvements thereto in connection with apartments, condominiums, single family homes, townhouses, and nonhousing facilities appurtenant thereto.  (10) "State" means the state of Louisiana.  (11) "State agency" means any board, authority, agency, department, commission, public corporation, body corporate and politic, or instrumentality of the state. A local housing authority established pursuant to R.S. 40:381 et seq., shall not be considered a "state agency".  Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 686, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.88 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.88. Creation of the corporation

RS 600.88 - Creation of the corporation There is hereby created a public body corporate and politic known as the Louisiana Housing Corporation. The Louisiana Housing Corporation, referred to in this Chapter as the "corporation", shall be an instrumentality of the state. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.95 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.95. Statutory pledge

RS 600.95 - Statutory pledge Any pledge made by the corporation shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The money, assets, or revenues of the corporation so pledged and thereafter received by the corporation shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the corporation, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded or filed in order to establish and perfect a lien or security interest in the property so pledged. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.96 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.96. Refunding bonds

RS 600.96 - Refunding bonds A. Subject to the rights of the holders of the bonds of the corporation, the corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to issue from time to time its bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the corporation then outstanding, together with the payment of any redemption premiums thereon and interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such outstanding bonds. B. All such refunding bonds of the corporation shall be issued, sold or exchanged, and delivered, shall be secured, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as any other bonds issued by the corporation pursuant to this Chapter, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the corporation. C. Refunding bonds issued by the corporation as herein provided may be sold or exchanged for outstanding bonds of the corporation and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption, or payment of such outstanding bonds. D. Pending the application of the proceeds of any such refunding bonds, with any other available funds, to the payment of the principal, accrued interest, and redemption premiums, if any, on the bonds being refunded, and, if so provided or permitted in the trust indenture or the resolution of the corporation authorizing the issuance of such refunding bonds, to the payment of any interest on such refunding bonds and any expenses in connection with such refunding, such proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States which shall mature or which shall be subject to redemption by the holders thereof, at the option of such holders, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be required for the purposes intended. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.97 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.97. Liability of directors, officers, or employees of the corporation

RS 600.97 - Liability of directors, officers, or employees of the corporation The directors, officers, or employees of the corporation, or any other person executing the bonds of the corporation shall not be personally liable on the bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance, sale, or delivery thereof while acting within the scope of their authority. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.98 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.98. Purchase of bonds by corporation

RS 600.98 - Purchase of bonds by corporation Subject to the rights of holders of bonds, the corporation shall have the power out of any funds available therefor, to purchase bonds of the corporation, which shall thereupon be cancelled, at a price not exceeding either of the following: (1) If the bonds are then subject to optional redemption, the optional redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next interest payment date thereon. (2) If the bonds are not then subject to optional redemption, the optional redemption price applicable on the first date after such purchase upon which the notes or bonds become subject to optional redemption plus accrued interest to such date. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.99 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.99. Approval of issuance of bonds by State Bond Commission

RS 600.99 - Approval of issuance of bonds by State Bond Commission The approval of the State Bond Commission shall be obtained prior to the issuance of any bonds of the corporation. No notice to, or consent or approval by, any other governmental body or public officer shall be required as a prerequisite to the issuance, sale, or delivery of any bonds of the corporation, or to the making of any loans by the corporation to lending institutions, or to the purchase of insured mortgage loans by the corporation from lending institutions, or to the insurance by the corporation of any mortgage loan with respect to residential housing, or to the exercise of any other public function or corporate power of the corporation, except as is expressly provided in this Chapter. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.100 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.100. Exemption from taxes

RS 600.100 - Exemption from taxes A. It is hereby determined that the creation of the corporation and the carrying out of its public functions and corporate purposes is, in all respects, a public and governmental purpose for the benefit of the people of the state, and for the improvement of their health, safety, welfare, comfort, and security and that the functions and purposes are public purposes and that the corporation will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this Chapter. B. The money, assets, revenues, and operations of the corporation shall be exempt from all taxation by the state or any of its political subdivisions. C. The corporation shall not be required to pay any recording fee or transfer tax of any kind on account of instruments recorded by it or on its behalf. D. All bonds authorized to be issued by the corporation pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, together with interest thereon, income therefrom, and gain upon the sale thereof shall be exempt from all state and local taxes. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.101 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.101. Covenant of state

RS 600.101 - Covenant of state In consideration of the acceptance of and payment for the bonds of the corporation by the holders thereof, the state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds of the corporation issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, that the state will not impair, limit, or alter the rights hereby vested in the corporation to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of the bonds of the corporation, or in any way impair the rights or remedies of such holders thereof, until such bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged. The corporation is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the holders of bonds of the corporation. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.102 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.102. Trust funds

RS 600.102 - Trust funds All monies received by the corporation pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed to be trust funds, to be held and applied solely to or for the public functions and corporate purposes of the corporation. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 40:600.103 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§600.103. Bonds as legal investment and security for public deposits

RS 600.103 - Bonds as legal investment and security for public deposits A. The state and all public officers, any parish or municipality, or other subdivision or instrumentality of the state, any bank, banker, trust company, savings bank and institution, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment company or any person carrying on a banking or investment business, any insurance company or business, insurance associations and any person carrying on an insurance business, and any executor, administrator, curator, trustee, and other fiduciary, and retirement system or pension fund may legally invest any sinking funds, monies, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds issued by the corporation pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, and such bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. B. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize such persons, firms, corporations, associations, political subdivisions and officers, or other entities, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including but not limited to sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any such bonds of the corporation, and that any such bonds shall be authorized security for all public deposits. However, nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments or security for public deposits shall be construed as relieving any such person, firm or corporation, or other entity from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities. Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.