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IN Code § 36-7-18-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-11. Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a commissioner or an employee of a housing authority may not acquire or have any direct or indirect interest in:(1) a housing project;(2) any property included or planned to be included in a project; or(3) a contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any housing project.(b) A commissioner or an employee of a housing authority may have an interest described in subsection (a) if that interest is in:(1) a bank or similar financial institution in which housing authority money is deposited;(2) a contract for materials or services provided on an emergency basis under IC 5-22-10-4 in which time is of the essence, if:(A) the materials or services are priced at a cost comparable to the same materials or services provided on a competitive basis; and(B) a declaration of emergency is recorded in the housing authority's minutes;(3) a contract for materials or services provided by a minority business enterprise (as defined under IC 4-13-16.5-1) that are not available through other minority business enterprises, if the materials and services are priced at a cost comparable to the same materials or services provided on a competitive basis;(4) a contract for materials or services that cannot be reasonably obtained from other suppliers; or(5) a lease under which an employee is a tenant of the housing authority.(c) If a commissioner or an employee of a housing authority owns or controls a direct or an indirect interest in any property included or planned to be included in a housing project, the commissioner or employee shall immediately disclose that interest in writing to the authority. The disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the authority, and the commissioner holding the interest may not vote on the acquisition of the property by the authority. Failure to disclose such an interest constitutes misconduct in office.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-6.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.340-1985, SEC.3; P.L.14-1991, SEC.24; P.L.49-1997, SEC.79; P.L.127-2017, SEC.214.
IN Code § 36-7-18-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-12. Chair; Vice Chair

Sec. 12. (a) The executive or fiscal body appointing the first commissioners of a housing authority shall select one (1) of those commissioners to be the first chair of the authority. When the office of the chair becomes vacant, the commissioners shall elect a chair, who must be a commissioner.(b) The commissioners of a housing authority shall elect a vice chair for the authority, who must be a commissioner.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-5 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.229-2001, SEC.3; P.L.127-2017, SEC.215.
IN Code § 36-7-18-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-13. Quorum; Approval of Actions

Sec. 13. The following rules apply to proceedings of a housing authority:(1) Four (4) commissioners constitute a quorum.(2) A majority vote of the commissioners present is required to authorize an action of the authority, unless a greater vote is required by the bylaws of the authority.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-5 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.229-2001, SEC.4.
IN Code § 36-7-18-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-14. Limitations on Powers of Authorities

Sec. 14. A housing authority is a municipal corporation and has all the powers necessary or convenient for carrying out the purposes of this chapter. However, an authority may not initiate any project under this chapter without:(1) approval of the fiscal body that established the authority; and(2) approval, by ordinance, of a municipality, if:(A) the project is to be initiated by a county housing authority;(B) the project is within five (5) miles of the corporate boundaries of the municipality; and(C) the jurisdiction of the county housing authority has been expanded to include the jurisdiction of the municipality under section 41 of this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-8 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-15. Actions; Contracts; Rules

Sec. 15. A housing authority may:(1) sue and be sued;(2) have and alter a seal;(3) make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers; and(4) adopt bylaws and rules, consistent with this chapter, to carry out its powers and purposes.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-8(a).]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-16. Housing Projects; Authorization; Limitations

Sec. 16. (a) A housing authority may:(1) prepare, carry out, acquire, lease, and operate housing projects; and(2) provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, or repair of all or part of a housing project.(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a housing project may not be built if the average construction cost, exclusive of the cost of land, demolition, and nondwelling facilities, is more than:(1) two thousand dollars ($2,000) per room;(2) ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per room, if the accommodations are designed specifically for persons of low income who:(A) have attained the age at which they may elect to receive old age benefits under Title 2 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401-433); or(B) are under disability (as defined in Section 223 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 423)); or(3) any greater amount established by the federal government as the basis for computing any of its annual contributions.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), if the housing authority finds that:(1) compliance with the cost limitations in subsection (b) would require the sacrifice of sound standards of construction, design, and livability in a project; and(2) there is an acute need for the proposed housing;it may exceed the cost limitation that would otherwise be applicable under subsection (b) by not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per room.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-11-8(b); 18-7-11-3(o).]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.309-1989, SEC.1; P.L.255-1996, SEC.27.
IN Code § 36-7-18-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-17. Contracts Relating to Housing Projects

Sec. 17. A housing authority may contract with a person or a public or private agency for:(1) services;(2) privileges;(3) works; or(4) facilities;related to a housing project or its occupants. Notwithstanding any other law, a contract let under this section may require the contractor and any subcontractors to comply with requirements as to minimum wages and maximum hours of labor, and with any conditions that the federal government attaches to its financial aid of the project.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-8(c).]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-18. Property Management; Acquisition, Ownership, and Disposition of Property

Sec. 18. A housing authority may:(1) lease or rent any land, buildings, structures, or facilities included in a housing project;(2) fix the rentals or charges for property it rents or leases;(3) own, hold, and improve real or personal property;(4) acquire any interest in real or personal property in any manner, including the power of eminent domain;(5) dispose of any interest in real or personal property in any manner;(6) provide for the insurance of the property or operations of the authority against risks or hazards; and(7) obtain from the federal government insurance or guarantees for the payment of any debts secured by mortgages on property included in a housing project, whether or not those debts were incurred by the authority.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-8-5 part; 18-7-11-8(d).]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.344-1987, SEC.6.
IN Code § 36-7-18-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-19. Investment of Funds; Cancellation of Indebtedness

Sec. 19. (a) A housing authority may invest any money that is held in reserves or sinking funds, or that is not required for immediate disbursement, in:(1) property or securities in which savings banks may invest money subject to their control;(2) the shares of any federal savings association or federal savings bank that is organized under the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, (12 U.S.C. 1461, 1462, 1464 through 1466a, and 1468 through 1470), as in effect on December 31, 1990, and has its principal office in Indiana; and(3) the shares of any savings association that is organized under Indiana statutes and the accounts of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as provided in 12 U.S.C. 1811 through 1833e, as in effect on December 31, 1990.However, the value of shares purchased under subdivision (2) or (3) may not exceed the amount of insurance protection afforded a member or investor of the association.(b) A housing authority may cancel its bonds, notes, or warrants after purchasing them for not more than their principal amount plus accrued interest.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-8(e).]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.8-1991, SEC.36; P.L.79-1998, SEC.108.
IN Code § 36-7-18-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-20. Investigatory Powers; Cooperation With Political Subdivisions and State

Sec. 20. A housing authority may:(1) investigate living and housing conditions, and methods of improving those conditions;(2) determine where slum areas exist or where there is a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income;(3) make studies and recommendations relating to the problems of clearing, replanning, and reconstructing slum areas, and of providing dwelling accommodations for persons of low income;(4) cooperate with the state or any political subdivision in clearing, replanning, and reconstructing slum areas, and providing dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; and(5) engage in studies and experimentation on the subject of housing.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-8-5 part; 18-7-11-8(f).]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.344-1987, SEC.7.
IN Code § 36-7-18-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-21. Designation of Hearing Examiners

Sec. 21. A housing authority may designate one (1) or more commissioners or other persons to:(1) conduct examinations and investigations, on behalf of the authority;(2) hear testimony and take proof under oath at public hearings, on behalf of the authority;(3) administer oaths;(4) issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses or the production of books and papers;(5) issue commissions for the examination of witnesses who are outside Indiana, unable to appear before the authority, or excused from attendance; and(6) make its findings and recommendations regarding any building or property that is dangerous to the public health, safety, or welfare available to appropriate agencies, including agencies responsible for abating or eliminating nuisances, or for demolishing unsafe or unsanitary structures.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-8(g).]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-22. Availability of Housing; National Defense Activities; Major Disasters

Sec. 22. (a) Notwithstanding any statute regarding rentals of, preferences or eligibility for admissions to, or occupancy of dwellings in housing projects, during the period that a housing authority finds that there is an acute need for housing to assure the availability of dwellings for persons engaged in national defense activities or for victims of a major disaster, it may:(1) undertake the development and administration of housing projects for the federal government;(2) make dwellings in any of its housing projects available to persons engaged in national defense activities or to victims of a major disaster; and(3) contract with any governmental entity for advance payment or reimbursement for the furnishing of housing to victims of a major disaster, including the furnishing of housing free of charge for needy disaster victims during the period of acute need.(b) For purposes of this section, persons engaged in national defense activities are:(1) persons in the armed forces of the United States;(2) employees of the department of defense;(3) workers engaged or to be engaged in activities connected with national defense; and(4) the families of these persons, employees, and workers who reside with them.(c) For purposes of this section, a major disaster is a flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, or other catastrophe that, as determined by the fiscal body that established the housing authority, is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant the use of available resources of the federal, state, and local governments to alleviate the resulting damage, hardship, and suffering.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-11-3(p); 18-7-11-3(q); 18-7-11-8(h).]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-23. Authorities Exempt From Certain Statutory Requirements; Trust Bids, Proposals, or Quotations

Sec. 23. (a) A housing authority is not subject to statutes regarding the acquisition, operation, construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, repair, disposition, or exchange of real or personal property by other public bodies, except:(1) with regard to money received from municipalities or counties and derived from local tax levies;(2) with regard to money received from the state; and(3) as otherwise provided by this chapter.(b) A housing authority is not subject to statutes regarding appropriations by other public bodies.(c) This subsection applies if a housing authority disposes of real property or awards a contract for the procurement of property by acceptance of bids, proposals, or quotations. A bid, proposal, or quotation submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify each:(1) beneficiary of the trust; and(2) settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-8(i).]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.336-1989(ss), SEC.53.
IN Code § 36-7-18-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-24. Establishment of Rental Rates

Sec. 24. (a) A housing authority shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner so that it may fix the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates while providing decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations. The authority may not construct or operate a project for profit or as a source of revenue to the municipality or county.(b) A housing authority may not fix the rentals for dwellings in its projects at higher rates than it finds necessary to produce revenues that, together with all other available money, revenues, income, and receipts of the authority, will be sufficient:(1) to pay, as they become due, the principal and interest on the bonds, notes, or warrants of the authority;(2) to meet the cost of, and to provide for, maintaining and operating the projects, including the cost of insurance and the administrative expenses of the authority;(3) to create, during a period of not less than six (6) years immediately after its issuance of any bonds, notes, or warrants, a reserve sufficient to meet the largest principal and interest payments due on them in any one (1) year after that, and to maintain that reserve; and(4) to accumulate reasonable reserves to cover the making of necessary repairs.(c) This section does not limit the power of an authority to vest rights in an obligee under section 33 of this chapter free from all the restrictions imposed by this section.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-11-9 part; 18-7-11-10 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-25. Exemptions From Taxes and Assessments; Agreements to Pay for Services

Sec. 25. The property of a housing authority is exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the state or any political subdivision. In lieu of taxes or special assessments, an authority may agree to make payments to any political subdivision for services, improvements, or facilities furnished by that political subdivision for the benefit of a housing project owned by the authority. However, these payments may not exceed the estimated cost to the political subdivision of the services, improvements, or facilities to be furnished.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-9 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-26. Tenant Selection; Rentals; Adoption of Rules

Sec. 26. (a) A housing authority shall observe the following rules with respect to rentals and tenant selection in the operation and management of housing projects:(1) An authority may not accept a person as a tenant in a dwelling in a project if the persons who would occupy the dwelling have an aggregate annual income that equals or exceeds the amount that, as determined by the authority, is necessary to enable those persons to secure safe, sanitary, and uncongested dwelling accommodations within the jurisdiction of the authority and to provide an adequate standard of living for themselves. The determination of the authority is conclusive.(2) An authority may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations in a project only at rentals within the financial reach of persons who lack the amount of income that, as determined in subdivision (1), is necessary to obtain safe, sanitary, and uncongested dwelling accommodations within the jurisdiction of the authority and to provide an adequate standard of living.(3) An authority may rent or lease to a tenant a dwelling consisting of a number of rooms no greater than that which it considers necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations without overcrowding.(b) The housing authority shall adopt rules indicating the manner in which it will comply with this section. These rules apply equally to all tenants and must be posted for public inspection in a conspicuous place in the office of the authority.(c) This section does not limit the power of an authority to vest rights in an obligee under section 33 of this chapter free from all the restrictions imposed by this section.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-10 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-27. Persons Ineligible as Tenants

Sec. 27. (a) Officers and members of the authority other than the resident manager are not eligible as tenants under this chapter. This section may not be construed to prevent an existing tenant from being appointed to the housing authority board. However, employees of the authority are eligible as tenants under this chapter.(b) Employees of the United States, the state, and their political subdivisions and agencies may not comprise more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the tenants in a housing project.(c) This section does not limit the power of an authority to vest rights in an obligee under section 33 of this chapter free from all the restrictions imposed by this section.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-10 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.341-1985, SEC.1; P.L.14-1991, SEC.25; P.L.324-1995, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-7-18-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-28. Eminent Domain

Sec. 28. (a) A housing authority may, by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, acquire any real property that it considers necessary for its purposes under this chapter, if it first adopts a resolution declaring that necessity. An authority may exercise the power of eminent domain:(1) under IC 32-24;(2) under IC 32-24-2, as if it were a works board; or(3) under any other applicable statutory provisions for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.(b) Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired under this section, but real property belonging to the state or any political subdivision may not be acquired without the consent of the state or political subdivision that owns the property.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-12.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.2-2002, SEC.115.
IN Code § 36-7-18-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-29. Housing Projects; Applicability of Ordinances and Regulations

Sec. 29. All housing projects of a housing authority are subject to the applicable local ordinances and regulations regarding planning, zoning, sanitation, and building. In the planning and location of any housing project, an authority shall consider the relationship of the project to any larger plan or long-range program for the development of the area in which the authority functions.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-13.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.