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NV Rev Stat § 315.435 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.435 - Area of another authority.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 315.9835, a housing authority shall not operate in any area in which an authority already established is operating without the consent by resolution of the authority already operating therein. For the purposes of this section, the formation of a regional authority pursuant to NRS 315.7805 shall be deemed to constitute consent by resolution of the authority of any participating local governmental entity.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 212; A 2009, 2225)
NV Rev Stat § 315.440 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.440 - Powers concerning housing projects.

Within its area of operation, an authority may:  1. Prepare, carry out and operate housing projects and provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, extension, alteration, or repair of any such project or any part thereof.  2. Determine where there is unsafe, insanitary or overcrowded housing.  3. Make studies and recommendations relating to the problem of eliminating unsafe, insanitary or overcrowded housing.  4. Cooperate with the city, the county, the State, or any political subdivision thereof in action taken in connection with such problems.  5. If it is a regional authority, work cooperatively with the relevant local jurisdictions concerning new developments or housing projects, or both. The relevant local jurisdictions with which a regional authority works cooperatively concerning new developments or housing projects, or both, shall provide to the regional authority such support and assistance as the regional authority may require.  [Part 7:253:1947; A 1951, 11] — (NRS A 2009, 2225)
NV Rev Stat § 315.450 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.450 - Contracts for services or works: Compliance with wage and hour laws; conditions of federal aid.

An authority may:  1. Arrange or contract for the furnishing by any person or agency, public or private, of services, privileges, works or facilities for, or in connection with, its housing projects.  2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in NRS 315.140 to 315.7813, inclusive, or any other provisions of law, agree to any conditions attached to federal financial assistance relating to the determination of prevailing salaries or wages or payment of not less than prevailing salaries or wages or compliance with labor standards, in the development or administration of projects.  3. Include in any contract let in connection with a housing project, stipulations requiring that the contractor and any subcontractors comply with requirements as to minimum salaries or wages and maximum hours of labor, and comply with any conditions attached to the financial aid of such project.  [Part 7:253:1947; A 1951, 11] — (NRS A 1975, 17; 1977, 1186)
NV Rev Stat § 315.460 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.460 - Powers relating to real and personal property.

An authority may:  1. Lease or rent any dwellings, accommodations, buildings, structures or facilities embraced in any housing project, and establish and revise the rents or charges therefor.  2. Own, hold and improve real or personal property.  3. Purchase, lease, obtain options upon, acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise or otherwise any real or personal property or any interest therein.  4. Acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property pursuant to the provisions of the laws of Nevada and rules of court relative to the right of eminent domain, civil actions, new trials and appeals, which laws and rules shall be applicable to and constitute the rules of practice in condemnation proceedings by housing authorities.  5. Sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge or dispose of any real or personal property or any interest therein.  6. Insure or provide for the insurance of any real or personal property or operations of the authority against any risks or hazards.  [Part 7:253:1947; A 1951, 11]
NV Rev Stat § 315.470 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.470 - Authorized investments; redemption or repurchase of bonds.

An authority may:  1. Invest any funds held in reserves or sinking funds, or any funds not required for immediate disbursement, in:  (a) Obligations issued by the United States Postal Service or the Federal National Mortgage Association, whether or not the payment of principal and interest thereon is guaranteed by the Federal Government.  (b) Bonds or other obligations issued by a redevelopment agency created pursuant to chapter 279 of NRS or a legislative body that has elected to exercise the powers granted an agency pursuant to that chapter.  (c) Bonds or other securities issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 349.150 to 349.364, inclusive, 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive, or 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive.  (d) Money market mutual funds that:  (1) Are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission;  (2) Are rated by a nationally recognized rating service as "AAA" or its equivalent; and  (3) Invest only in securities issued or guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the Federal Government, or its agencies or instrumentalities, or in repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by such securities.  2. Redeem its bonds at the redemption price established therein or purchase its bonds at less than such redemption price. All bonds so redeemed or purchased must be cancelled.  [Part 7:253:1947; A 1951, 11] — (NRS A 1997, 2878; 1999, 621)
NV Rev Stat § 315.480 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.480 - Exercise of powers granted in NRS 315.420 to 315.470, inclusive.

An authority may exercise all or any part or combination of powers granted in NRS 315.420 to 315.470, inclusive.  [Part 7:253:1947; A 1951, 11]
NV Rev Stat § 315.490 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.490 - Acquisition, operation or disposition of property by public bodies: Law applicable.

No provision of law with respect to the acquisition, operation or disposition of property by other public bodies shall be applicable to an authority unless the Legislature shall specifically so state.  [Part 7:253:1947; A 1951, 11]
NV Rev Stat § 315.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.500 - Rentals.

It is declared to be the policy of this state that each authority shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals or payments for dwelling accommodations at low rates consistent with its providing decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and that no authority shall construct or operate any housing project for profit, or as a source of revenue to the city, town or the county. To this end an authority shall fix the rentals or payments for dwellings in its housing projects at no higher rates than it shall find to be necessary in order to produce revenues which, together with all other available moneys, revenues, income and receipts of the authority from whatever sources derived, will be sufficient:  1. To pay, as the same become due, the principal and interest on the bonds of the authority.  2. To create and maintain such reserves as may be required to assure the payment of principal and interest as it becomes due on its bonds.  3. To meet the cost of, and to provide for, maintaining and operating the housing projects (including necessary reserves therefor and the cost of any insurance) and the administrative expenses of the authority.  4. To make such payments in lieu of taxes as it determines are consistent with the maintenance of the low-rent character of the housing projects.  [8:253:1947; 1943 NCL § 5470.08]
NV Rev Stat § 315.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.510 - Tenant selection: Preferences.

In the operation or management of housing projects, an authority shall at all times observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant admissions:  1. It may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations therein only to persons of low income and, as among low-income persons who are eligible applicants for occupancy in dwellings of given sizes and at specified rents, shall extend the following preferences in the selection of tenants:  (a) First: To families who are to be displaced by any low-rent housing project or by any public slum clearance or redevelopment project initiated after January 1, 1947, or who were so displaced within 3 years before making application on authority for admission to any low-rent housing. Among such families, first preference must be given to families of veterans with a disability whose disability has been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs to be service connected, second preference must be given to families of deceased veterans and servicemen or servicewomen whose death has been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs to be service connected, and third preference must be given to families of other veterans and servicemen or servicewomen.  (b) Second: To families of other veterans and servicemen or servicewomen. Among such families, first preference must be given to families of veterans with a disability whose disability has been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs to be service connected, and second preference must be given to families of deceased veterans and servicemen or servicewomen whose death has been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs to be service connected.  2. It may rent or lease to a tenant dwelling accommodations consisting of a number of rooms, but no greater number, which it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the proposed occupants thereof, without overcrowding.  3. An authority shall not accept any person or persons as tenants in any housing project if the person or persons who occupy the dwelling accommodations have, at the time of admission, an aggregate annual net income, less an exemption of $200 for each minor member of the family other than the head of the family and his or her spouse, in excess of seven times the annual rental of the quarters to be furnished such person or persons, but an authority may agree to conditions as to tenant eligibility or preference required by the Federal Government pursuant to federal law in any contract for financial assistance with the authority. In computing the rental for this purpose of admitting tenants, there must be included in the rental the average annual cost, as determined by the authority, to occupants of heat, water, electricity, gas, cooking fuel and other necessary services or facilities, whether or not the charge for such services and facilities is included in the rental.  [Part 9:253:1947; A 1951, 12] — (NRS A 1967, 1268; 1995, 1086)
NV Rev Stat § 315.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.520 - Remedies of authority’s obligee: Effect of NRS 315.500 and 315.510.

Nothing contained in NRS 315.500 and 315.510 shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the authority, to take possession thereof or cause the appointment of a receiver thereof, free from all the restrictions imposed by such sections.  [Part 9:253:1947; A 1951, 12]
NV Rev Stat § 315.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.530 - Cooperation between authorities.

Any authority or authorities may join or cooperate with another in the exercise, either jointly or otherwise, of any of their powers for the purpose of financing, including the issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations and the giving of security therefor, planning, undertaking, owning, constructing, operating or contracting with respect to a housing project or projects located within the area within which one or more of such authorities are authorized to exercise their powers. For such purpose any cooperating authority may, by resolution, prescribe and authorize any authority so joining and cooperating with it to act in its behalf in the exercise of any of such powers, or the cooperating authorities may, by resolution, appoint from among the commissioners of such authorities an executive committee with full powers to act on behalf of such authorities with respect to any of their powers as prescribed by resolution of such authority.  [10:253:1947; 1943 NCL § 5470.10]
NV Rev Stat § 315.540 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.540 - Payments in lieu of taxes.

An authority shall agree to make such payments in lieu of taxes to the city, town, county, and the State, or any political subdivision, as it finds consistent with the maintenance of the low-rent character of housing projects or the achievement of the purposes of NRS 315.140 to 315.7813, inclusive.  [11:253:1947; 1943 NCL § 5470.11] — (NRS A 1975, 17; 1977, 1186)
NV Rev Stat § 315.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.550 - Powers of state public bodies respecting housing projects.

  1. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects of housing authorities 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 or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant easements, licenses, or any other rights or privileges therein to a housing authority.  (b) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer, or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with such projects.  (c) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks, or other places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake.  (d) Cause services to be furnished to the housing authority of the character which such state public body is otherwise empowered to furnish.  (e) Enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by such state public body of its powers relating to the repair, improvement, condemnation, closing or demolition of unsafe, insanitary or unfit buildings.  (f) Employ (notwithstanding the provisions of any other law) any funds belonging to or within the control of such state public body, including funds derived from the sale or furnishing of property or facilities to a housing authority, in the purchase of the bonds or other obligations of a housing authority; and, as the holder of such bonds or other obligation, exercise the rights connected therewith.  (g) Do any and all things, necessary or convenient, to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of such housing projects.  (h) Incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by such state public body in exercising the powers granted in NRS 315.140 to 315.7813, inclusive.  (i) Enter into agreements (which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary) with a housing authority respecting action to be taken by such state public body pursuant to any of the powers granted by NRS 315.140 to 315.7813, inclusive. If at any time title to, or possession of, any project is held by any public body or governmental agency authorized by law to engage in the development or administration of low-rent housing or slum clearance projects, including any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the provisions of such agreements shall inure to the benefit of and may be enforced by such public body or governmental agency.  2. Any sale, conveyance, lease or agreement provided for in this section may be made by a state public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement or public bidding, notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary.  [19:253:1947; A 1951, 13] — (NRS A 1975, 17; 1977, 1186)
NV Rev Stat § 315.560 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.560 - Federal aid.

  1. In addition to the powers conferred upon an authority by other provisions of NRS 315.140 to 315.7813, inclusive, an authority may:  (a) Borrow money or accept contributions, grants or other financial assistance from the Federal Government for or in aid of any housing project within its area of operation.  (b) Take over or lease or manage any housing project or undertaking constructed or owned by the Federal Government, and to these ends, to comply with such conditions and enter into such mortgages, trust indentures, leases or agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable.  2. In any contract with the Federal Government for annual contributions to an authority, the authority may obligate itself (which obligation shall be specifically enforceable and shall not constitute a mortgage, notwithstanding any other laws) to convey to the Federal Government possession of or title to the project to which such contract relates, upon the occurrence of a substantial default (as defined in such contract) with respect to the covenants or conditions to which the authority is subject. Such contract may further provide that in case of such conveyance, the Federal Government may complete, operate, manage, lease, convey or otherwise deal with the project in accordance with the terms of such contract; provided, that the contract requires that, as soon as practicable after the Federal Government is satisfied that all defaults with respect to the project have been cured and that the project will thereafter be operated in accordance with the terms of the contract, the Federal Government shall reconvey to the authority the project as then constituted.  3. It is the purpose and intent of NRS 315.140 to 315.7813, inclusive, to authorize every authority to do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the Federal Government in the undertaking, construction, maintenance or operation of any housing project by such authority.  [20:253:1947; A 1951, 14] — (NRS A 1975, 18; 1977, 1187)
NV Rev Stat § 315.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.570 - Housing in rural areas.

Any city, town, county or regional housing authority which has rural areas under its jurisdiction may undertake the provision of housing for families of low income in such rural areas, and may comply with any conditions not inconsistent with the purposes of this housing authorities law required by the Federal Government pursuant to federal law in any contract for financial assistance with the authority concerning such undertakings.  [20a:253:1947; added 1951, 15]
NV Rev Stat § 315.580 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.580 - Housing for veterans and servicemen or servicewomen.

  1. In addition to other powers conferred upon an authority by NRS 315.140 to 315.7813, inclusive, an authority may acquire property and construct housing projects thereon for the purpose of leasing dwellings to servicemen or servicewomen, veterans and their families, and the families of deceased persons who served in the Armed Forces, at rentals, excluding utilities, of not to exceed $50 per month, during the existence of the acute shortage of housing available to such persons as determined by applicable law or as may be provided for in any contract for financial assistance with the Federal Government.  2. In exercising the powers provided in this section an authority shall not be subject to the limitations provided in NRS 315.500 or 315.510 during the period of acute housing shortage for veterans and servicemen or servicewomen, and their families and the families of deceased persons who served in the Armed Forces, of moderate income.  [21:253:1947; 1943 NCL § 5470.21] — (NRS A 1967, 1269; 1975, 19; 1977, 1188)
NV Rev Stat § 315.590 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.590 - Lease of government war housing projects by authority.

An authority, in addition to its other powers, is authorized to cooperate with and lease from the Federal Government war housing projects constructed by the Federal Government, for the purpose of providing housing for veterans and servicemen or servicewomen and their families, and families of deceased persons who served in the Armed Forces, and persons engaged in war activities; provided, that such war housing projects shall not be subject to the limitations provided in NRS 315.500 or 315.510.  [22:253:1947; 1943 NCL § 5470.22]
NV Rev Stat § 315.600 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.600 - Bonds for corporate and refunding purposes.

An authority shall have power:  1. To issue bonds from time to time, in its discretion, for any of its corporate purposes.  2. To issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it.  [Part 12:253:1947; 1943 NCL § 5470.12]
NV Rev Stat § 315.610 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.610 - Types of bonds; additional security.

  1. An authority may issue such types of bonds as it may determine, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) bonds on which the principal and interest are payable:  (a) Exclusively from the income and revenues of the housing project financed with the proceeds of such bonds.  (b) Exclusively from the income and revenues of certain designated housing projects whether or not they are financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of such bonds.  (c) From its revenues generally.  2. Any of the bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any grant or contributions from the Federal Government or other source, or a pledge of any income or revenues of the authority, or a mortgage of any housing project, projects or other property of the authority.  [Part 12:253:1947; 1943 NCL § 5470.12]
NV Rev Stat § 315.620 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.620 - Liability on bonds; debt limitations.

Neither the commissioners of an authority nor any person executing the bonds is liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. The bonds and other obligations of an authority are not, and must state on their face that they are not, a debt of the city, the county, the State or any other political subdivision thereof, and neither the city, the county, the State nor any other political subdivision thereof is liable thereon, nor in any event are the bonds or obligations payable out of any funds or properties other than those of the authority. The bonds do not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction.  [Part 12:253:1947; 1943 NCL § 5470.12] — (NRS A 1995, 811)
NV Rev Stat § 315.630 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 315 - Housing Authorities|NRS 315.630 - Resolution authorizing bonds: Contents.

By resolution, an authority may authorize bonds. The resolution, its trust indenture or mortgage may provide for:  1. The issuance of bonds in one or more series.  2. The date the bonds must bear.  3. The date of maturity.  4. The interest rate or rates, which must not exceed by more than 3 percent the Index of Revenue Bonds which was most recently published before the bids are received or a negotiated offer is accepted.  5. The denomination of the bonds.  6. The form of the bonds, either coupon or registered.  7. The conversion or registration privileges which the bonds must carry.  8. The rank or priority of the bonds.  9. The manner of execution of the bonds.  10. The medium of payment in which the bonds are payable.  11. The place of payment.  12. The terms of redemption, with or without premium.  [Part 13:253:1947; 1943 NCL § 5470.13] — (NRS A 1971, 2108; 1975, 853; 1981, 1414; 1983, 583)