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LA Rev Stat § 40:426 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§426. Creation of new local authority in parishes and municipalities excluded from regional or consolidated authority

RS 426 - Creation of new local authority in parishes and municipalities excluded from regional or consolidated authority A. At any time after a parish or municipality is excluded from an area of operation of a regional or consolidated housing authority, the governing body of the parish or municipality, regardless of the population thereof, may adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for a housing authority in the parish or municipality, as the case may be. If the governing body finds such need in the same manner and subject to the same conditions prescribed for this finding in the case of regular parish and municipal authorities, a public body corporate and politic known as the housing authority of the parish or the municipality shall exist therefor. B. Such an authority possesses the same powers, duties, and functions as a regularly created parish or municipal authority, as the case may be, and is subject to the provisions of this Part applicable thereto. C. Nothing in this Part prevents the parish or municipality from thereafter being included within the area of operation of a regional or consolidated housing authority. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:427 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§427. Commissioners of regional or consolidated housing authority; appointment

RS 427 - Commissioners of regional or consolidated housing authority; appointment A. The governing body of each parish included in a regional housing authority, originally or by an expansion of its area of operation, shall appoint one commissioner of the authority. The first commissioner which any parish governing body appoints shall be approved by the governor. The governing body of each parish shall appoint the successors of the commissioner appointed by it. B. The mayor of each municipality included in a consolidated housing authority, originally or by an expansion of its area of operation, shall appoint one commissioner of the authority, subject to the approval of the governor. Successors to this commissioner shall be appointed in the same manner. C. If any parish or municipality is afterwards excluded from the area of operation of a regional or consolidated housing authority, the office of commissioner of the authority from that parish or municipality is abolished as of the time of the exclusion. D. If the area of operation of a regional or consolidated housing authority consists at any time of an even number of parishes or municipalities, the commissioners of the regional or consolidated housing authority shall, subject to the approval of the governor, appoint one additional commissioner. The commissioners appointed by the parish governing bodies or the municipal mayors, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint the successors if any, of this additional commissioner. E. At any time that the area of operation of the regional or consolidated authority is changed to consist of an odd number of parishes or municipalities, the additional commissioner's term, determined under R.S. 40:428, ends. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:428 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§428. Terms of commissioners

RS 428 - Terms of commissioners The commissioners first appointed to any regional or consolidated housing authority, including any additional commissioner appointed as provided in R.S. 40:427, shall draw lots to determine whether their terms of office as commissioners shall be for one, two, three, four, or five years, respectively, from the date of their appointments. No term shall be for a longer period than five years. Should there be more than four commissioners to draw, the terms of all the commissioners in excess of four shall run for five years from the dates of their appointments. The minutes of the first meeting of the commissioners shall recite the results of the drawing by lot and shall be conclusive proof of the terms of office of these respective commissioners. Thereafter, all commissioners of a regional or consolidated housing authority shall be appointed for terms of five years. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:429 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§429. Certificates of appointment of commissioners

RS 429 - Certificates of appointment of commissioners A. A certificate of the appointment of any regional or consolidated authority commissioner appointed by the governing body of a parish or municipality signed by the presiding officer or the clerk of the municipality, as the case may be, and by the governor, if his approval of the appointment is required, is conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the commissioner. B. A certificate of the appointment of any additional commissioner of a regional or consolidated housing authority shall be signed by the commissioners making the appointment and filed with the other records of the regional or consolidated housing authority and, when approved by the governor, shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the additional commissioner. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:431.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§431.1. Jefferson Parish Housing Authority; power of taxation

RS 431.1 - Jefferson Parish Housing Authority; power of taxation A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Jefferson Parish Housing Authority may levy and collect annually an ad valorem tax, as authorized by the housing authority, subject to prior approval of the Jefferson Parish Council. B. The amount of the annual tax or fee shall be requested by duly adopted resolution of the board of commissioners of the housing authority, and the amount of the tax shall not exceed one-half mill. C.(1) A tax shall be imposed only after the question of its imposition has been approved by a majority of registered voters of the parish voting at a regularly scheduled primary or general election held for that purpose in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code. No other election shall be required except as provided by this Subsection. (2) The tax shall expire at the time provided in the proposition authorizing the tax, not to exceed eight years from its initial imposition; however, the tax may be renewed as provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. D. The tax shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as all other ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the parish are levied and collected. E. The proceeds of such tax shall be used solely and exclusively for the purpose and benefit of the housing authority; however, the parish may retain one percent of the amount collected as a collection fee. Acts 2008, No. 869, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:432 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§432. Examinations and investigations

RS 432 - Examinations and investigations A. Pursuant to approval of the local housing authority's board of commissioners, acting through one or more of its commissioners or other designees, a local housing authority may: (1) Conduct examinations and investigations with respect to any matter relating to the purposes of this Chapter. (2) Make available to public agencies and officials and the public, all findings, conclusions, and recommendations resulting from such examinations and investigations. (3) Subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, books, records, papers, electronic and other data, and things. (4) Issue commissions for the examination of witnesses who are outside this state, unable to attend a hearing, or are excused from such attendance. (5) Issue commissions for the examination of documents, books, records, papers, electronic and other data, and things outside this state. (6) Administer oaths and receive sworn or unsworn testimony or other proofs at public or nonpublic hearings. (7) Request and obtain criminal history record information on any person applying for public housing as provided for by R.S. 15:587(F). B. A local Housing Choice Voucher agency, acting through its director or his designee, may request and obtain criminal history record information on any person applying for a voucher under Housing Choice Voucher programs. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1083, §2, eff. July 2, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 40:433 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§433. Issue subpoenas and commissions

RS 433 - Issue subpoenas and commissions A local housing authority may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses or the production of books and papers and commissions for the examination of witnesses who are out of state, unable to attend before the authority, or are excused from attendance. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:434 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§434. Funds and investments

RS 434 - Funds and investments A local housing authority may invest or cause to be invested any funds held as reserves or sinking funds and any sums not required for immediate disbursement in connection with the operations of the authority, its developments and its programs, in property or securities in any manner allowable by law; cooperate with this state or any public agency of this state with respect to investing the authority's funds; enter into investment agreements and contracts with responsible agents upon such terms and conditions as the authority deems appropriate; and purchase the authority's own bonds or other securities at such price as the authority shall, in its discretion, determine to be acceptable. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:435 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§435. Assessments and planning

RS 435 - Assessments and planning A local housing authority may conduct studies, assessments, and analyses of living conditions and affordable housing and community development and redevelopment needs and the means and methods through which unsatisfactory living conditions may be improved and affordable housing and community development and redevelopment needs may be met; participate in the planning processes conducted by units of local government having jurisdiction over the authority's area of operation and make recommendations with respect to the provision of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations to persons of eligible income and the improvement of the social and economic conditions affecting such persons; evaluate the supply and adequacy of financing available for the development and rental of affordable housing and for the purpose of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations by persons of eligible income; and identify the means and methods through which adequate sources of financing for such purposes may be developed and maintained. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:437 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§437. Development, operations, and activities

RS 437 - Development, operations, and activities A local housing authority may: (1) Finance an authority's developments, operations, and other activities in such manner, utilizing such public or private source or sources of revenue, and employing such financing methods or techniques as the authority deems appropriate. (2) Combine revenues derived from different sources, including equity investments and borrowing, in any combinations and proportions as the authority deems appropriate. (3) Create and to enter into arrangements concerning mixed-finance developments. (4) Provide financing for affordable housing owned in whole or in part by others. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:438 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§438. Maintenance of housing developments

RS 438 - Maintenance of housing developments A local housing authority may maintain, repair, and replace all housing developments, any portions thereof and any facilities and improvements contained therein or associated therewith. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:439 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§439. Rental of housing and other property

RS 439 - Rental of housing and other property Subject only to the limitations contained in R.S. 40:482 through 489, a local housing authority may: (1) Lease or rent any dwellings, facilities, or other real or personal property owned, controlled, or possessed by the authority, or with respect to which the authority has contractual rights permitting such lease or rental, for such terms, upon such conditions and lease terms and in exchange for such rentals as the authority may from time to time in its discretion determine. (2) Establish rents in such manner and in such amounts as the authority may deem appropriate, including but not limited to rents based upon family income, determined with such adjustments and exclusions as the authority deems appropriate, minimum rents, flat rents, graduated rents, rent ranges, and maximum rents, any of which may vary among the authority's developments. (3) Establish any other standards and conditions relating to rentals that the authority may deem appropriate. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:440 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§440. Acquisition and sale of housing and other property

RS 440 - Acquisition and sale of housing and other property A. A local housing authority may: (1) Acquire title, long-term and short-term leasehold interests, possessory rights, options upon, cooperative interests in, or any other interest in or relating to land, dwellings, facilities, or any other real or personal property by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, lease, contract, or any other manner or arrangement. (2) Take over or lease and manage any housing development or undertaking in which a local government or the state or federal government has an interest. (3) Transfer, donate, sell, lease, exchange, convey, assign, or otherwise dispose of any of its property or any interest therein to any person, organization, or entity, either public or private, or nonprofit or for-profit, and in such regard: (a) Sell or lease any real or personal property or any interest therein with or without public bidding, as the authority, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate. (b) At and subsequent to an acquisition of occupied property, permit existing tenants therein to remain in occupancy upon such terms and conditions and for such periods as the authority shall deem appropriate, notwithstanding that such tenants do not qualify as persons of eligible income. B. Any acquisition or disposition of property or any interest therein may occur upon such terms and conditions and in exchange for such prices, or without consideration, as the authority shall deem appropriate, provided that such actions are taken in furtherance of the purposes of this Chapter and subject to the limitations contained in R.S. 40:482 through 489. Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:441 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§441. Non-residential and mixed-use properties and facilities

RS 441 - Non-residential and mixed-use properties and facilities A local housing authority may: (1) Develop, acquire, own, lease, and operate properties and facilities that are non-residential in character, which are used for office, administrative, management, maintenance, commercial, or educational purposes, for providing services, or for carrying out any other purpose authorized under this Chapter. (2) Acquire, own, lease, and operate properties and facilities that are both residential and non-residential in character. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 278, §3; Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:442 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§442. Community facilities

RS 442 - Community facilities A local housing authority may: (1) Develop, acquire, own, or lease community facilities. (2) Provide such facilities to any public agency or to any person, agency, institution, or organization, public or private, for recreational, educational, health, or welfare purposes for the benefit and use of the local housing authority or for occupants of its dwelling accommodations, or persons of eligible income, persons who are elderly, or persons with disabilities, or for any combination of the foregoing, and which facilities may also serve the general public, and provision of such community facilities may be with or without charge therefor as in the local housing authority's discretion shall be deemed advisable to promote the public purposes of this Chapter. (3) Operate or manage community facilities, itself, or as agent for any public agency, or any person, institution, or organization, public or private, and receive compensation therefor, if any, as the parties may agree. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 278, §3; Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §22, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 40:443 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§443. Preservation of affordable housing

RS 443 - Preservation of affordable housing A local housing authority may: (1) Carry out plans, programs, contracts, and agreements of every kind and description. (2) Provide grants, loans, guarantees, and other financial assistance to public or private persons or entities, whether nonprofit or for-profit, in order to rehabilitate, maintain, procure, and preserve existing affordable housing stocks in safe, decent, and sanitary condition and ensure that they remain affordable to persons of eligible income and in connection therewith, impose or agree to such terms and conditions concerning the term of affordability and other matters as the local housing authority shall deem appropriate. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 278, §3; Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:444 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§444. Program eligibility, procedures, and requirements

RS 444 - Program eligibility, procedures, and requirements Subject to the limitations contained in R.S. 40:482 through 489, a local housing authority may establish and apply such criteria and requirements relating to eligibility for any assistance administered or provided by the authority as the authority shall, from time to time, determine to be necessary, appropriate, or desirable, including without limitation criteria and requirements relating to income, work or employment, child care, education, job training, and personal or family self-sufficiency; in addition to establishing eligibility, utilize such criteria and requirements for determining the amount and duration of any assistance to be provided to a beneficiary for such assistance; establish such exclusions from income for purposes of determining eligibility as the authority shall deem appropriate; and adopt and administer lawful preferences which may include preferences for working persons and families. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 278, §3; Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 40:445 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Public Health and Safety|§445. Mortgaging, pledging, encumbering property and assets

RS 445 - Mortgaging, pledging, encumbering property and assets A. A local housing authority may mortgage, encumber, pledge, convey by trust deed or deed to secure debt, assign, or otherwise grant or consent to a lien or other security interest in, any real or personal property, or any interest therein, owned or held by the authority or in which the authority may hold an interest; take any and all actions to provide security for the repayment of borrowed funds, or to secure any guarantee of such repayment or any other performance by the authority, or to secure any payment, guarantee, or performance of any affiliate of the authority or of any arrangement into which the authority shall have entered in furtherance of the purposes of this Chapter. Any such action shall be upon such terms and conditions as the authority shall in its discretion from time to time determine. B. The terms and conditions of any mortgage or other instrument granting or consenting to a security interest in property of a local housing authority may include any and all provisions that are deemed necessary by the authority. Such terms and conditions may, among other things, contain a power of sale or right of foreclosure in the event of nonpayment of other default thereunder; notwithstanding the foregoing, no guarantee of indebtedness or security interest given by a local housing authority in connection with acquiring or modernizing any development shall unreasonably jeopardize the financial well-being of the authority as a whole, or unreasonably expose to foreclosure, levy, or other loss any property of the authority other than the development acquired or modernized with funds derived from the indebtedness that is so guaranteed or secured. C. The authority shall not provide a guarantee that is backed by the full faith and credit of the authority or its assets in general. D. All actions taken by a local housing authority authorized in this Section shall be consistent with the requirements of R.S. 40:489 and shall comply with the requirements of R.S. 40:488, where such requirements are applicable. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 278, §3; Acts 1997, No. 1188, §1.