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AL Code § 24-1-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 24-1-8 - Certain Agreements and Obligations of Housing Authorities Validated.

Section 24-1-8Certain agreements and obligations of housing authorities validated. (a) All agreements and undertakings of housing authorities created or established under this title prior to July 7, 1943, entered into relating to financing, or aiding in the development or operation of any housing projects, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) loan and annual contributions, contracts, agency contracts, leases, agreements with municipalities or other public bodies (including those which are pledged or authorized to be pledged for the protection of the holders of any notes or bonds issued by such housing authorities or which are otherwise made a part of the contract with such holders of notes or bonds) relating to cooperation in aid of housing projects, payments to public bodies in the state, furnishing of municipal services and facilities and the elimination of unsafe and unsanitary dwellings, and contracts for the construction of housing projects, together with all proceedings, acts and things heretofore undertaken or done with reference thereto prior to July 7, 1943, are hereby validated and declared legal in all respects. (b) All contracts, agreements, obligations, and undertakings of housing authorities entered into relating to financing or aiding in the planning, surveying, development, construction, maintenance, or operation of any housing or redevelopment project or projects or to obtaining aid therefor from the federal government, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) loan and annual contributions, contracts and leases with the federal government, agreements with municipalities or other public bodies (including agreements which are pledged or authorized to be pledged for the protection of the holders of any notes or bonds issued by housing authorities or which are otherwise made a part of the contracts with such holders of notes or bonds) relating to cooperation, contributions, grants, or other local participation in aid of housing or redevelopment projects, payments (if any) in lieu of taxes, furnishing of municipal services and facilities, the elimination of unsafe and unsanitary dwellings and contracts for the construction or operation of housing projects, together with all proceedings, acts and things undertaken, performed or done with reference thereto, prior to September 9, 1955, are hereby validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any defect or irregularity therein or any want of statutory authority. (Acts 1943, No. 465, p. 428, §2; Acts 1955, No. 555, p. 1216, §2.)
AL Code § 24-1-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 24-1-9 - Issuance, etc., of Notes and Bonds by Housing Authorities Validated.

Section 24-1-9Issuance, etc., of notes and bonds by housing authorities validated. (a) All proceedings, acts and things undertaken or done prior to July 7, 1943, in or for the authorization, issuance, execution, and delivery of notes and bonds by housing authorities for the purpose of financing or aiding in the development or construction of a housing project or projects, and all notes and bonds issued by housing authorities prior to July 7, 1943, are hereby validated and declared legal in all respects. (b) All proceedings, acts and things undertaken, performed or done prior to September 9, 1955, in or for the authorization, issuance, sale, execution, and delivery of notes and bonds by housing authorities for the purpose of financing or aiding in the undertaking of a housing or redevelopment project or projects, and all notes and bonds issued by housing authorities prior to September 9, 1955, are hereby validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any defect or irregularity therein or any want of statutory authority. (Acts 1943, No. 465, p. 428, §3; Acts 1955, No. 555, p. 1216, §3.)
AL Code § 24-1-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 24-1-10 - Establishing Eligibility for Public Housing, Rent Subsidies, etc., by Fraudulent Means; Misdemeanor; Penalty; Notice Requirement.

Section 24-1-10Establishing eligibility for public housing, rent subsidies, etc., by fraudulent means; misdemeanor; penalty; notice requirement. (a) "Public housing" as used in this section shall mean housing which is constructed, operated, or maintained by the state, a county, a municipal corporation, a housing authority or by any other political subdivision or public corporation of the state or its subdivisions. (b) Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain, or who establishes or attempts to establish, eligibility for and any person who knowingly or intentionally aids or abets such person in obtaining or attempting to obtain, or in establishing or attempting to establish eligibility for, any public housing, or a reduction in public housing rental charges, or any rent subsidy, to which such person would not otherwise be entitled, by means of a false statement, failure to disclose information, impersonation or other fraudulent scheme or device shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $300.00 nor more than $500.00 or be punished at hard labor for the county not to exceed 60 days, or may be both fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the court. (c) Notice of this section shall be printed on the application form for public housing and shall be displayed in the office where such application is made. (Acts 1980, No. 80-627, p. 1084.)
AL Code § 24-1-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 2 - Municipal Housing Authorities.|Section 24-1-20 - Short Title.

Section 24-1-20Short title. This article may be referred to as the Housing Authorities Law. (Acts 1935, No. 56, p. 126.)
AL Code § 24-1-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 2 - Municipal Housing Authorities.|Section 24-1-21 - Legislative Findings and Declaration of Necessity.

Section 24-1-21Legislative findings and declaration of necessity. It is hereby declared that unsanitary or unsafe dwelling and public school accommodations exist in various cities of the state and that such unsafe or unsanitary conditions arise from overcrowding and concentration of population, the obsolete and poor condition of the buildings, improper planning, excessive land coverage, lack of proper light, air and space, unsanitary design and arrangement, lack of proper facilities, and the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes; that in all such cities persons of low income are forced to reside in unsanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations; that in various cities of the state there is a lack of safe or sanitary dwelling and public school accommodations available to all the inhabitants thereof and that consequently persons of low income are forced to occupy overcrowded and congested dwelling accommodations; that these conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the citizens of the state and impair economic values; that the aforesaid conditions also exist in certain areas surrounding such cities; that these conditions cannot be remedied by the ordinary operations of private enterprises; that the clearance, replanning, and reconstruction of the areas in which unsanitary or unsafe housing conditions exist and the provision of safe, sanitary, and uncongested dwelling accommodations at such rentals that persons who now live in unsafe or unsanitary or congested dwelling accommodations can afford to live in safe, sanitary, and uncongested dwelling accommodations, are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired; and that it is in the public interest that work on such projects be instituted as soon as possible in order to relieve unemployment which constitutes an emergency. The necessity in the public interest for this article is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination. (Acts 1935, No. 56, p. 126; Code 1940, T. 25, §5.)
AL Code § 24-1-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 2 - Municipal Housing Authorities.|Section 24-1-24 - Composition of Authority; Compensation of Commissioners; Quorum; Officers and Employees; Delegation of Powers and Duties by Authority.

Section 24-1-24Composition of authority; compensation of commissioners; quorum; officers and employees; delegation of powers and duties by authority. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an authority shall consist of five commissioners appointed by the mayor, who shall designate the first chair. None of the commissioners may be city officials. The commissioners who are first appointed shall be designated by the mayor to serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. Thereafter, the term of office shall be five years. A commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum. The mayor shall file with the city clerk a certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such commissioner. A commissioner shall receive no compensation for his or her services but he or she shall be entitled to the necessary expenses including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his or her duties. However, commissioners serving on the authority board located in any Class 7 municipality, as defined in Section 11-40-12, may receive such compensation as set by the council. This compensation is not mandatory and the amount and whether or not such compensation is to be paid is within the discretion of the council. The authority may, in its discretion, refuse to pay any compensation authorized by the council in such Class 7 municipalities. When the office of the first chair of the authority becomes vacant, the authority shall select a chair from among its members. An authority shall select from among its members a vice-chair, and it may employ a secretary, who shall be executive director, technical experts, attorneys and such other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. An authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees such power or duties as it may deem proper. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a housing authority of a Class 5 municipality having the mayor/commission/city manager form of government organized under Chapter 44E of Title 11, shall consist of seven members appointed by the mayor. The terms of office of the two additional members shall be staggered with one member appointed for five years. Thereafter, the term of all members shall be five years. Four members shall constitute a quorum. (Acts 1935, No. 56, p. 126; Code 1940, T. 25, §8; Acts 1981, No. 81-807, p. 1433; Act 2018-557, §1.)
AL Code § 24-1-24.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 2 - Municipal Housing Authorities.|Section 24-1-24.1 - One Commissioner to Be a Public Housing Resident or Housing Assistance Recipient.

Section 24-1-24.1One commissioner to be a public housing resident or housing assistance recipient.  To the extent required by federal law, one member of a municipal housing authority shall be a resident of public housing or a recipient of housing assistance in a Section 8 tenant-based program of the housing authority. If the commissioner ceases to reside in public housing or ceases to receive housing assistance as required by federal law, the commissioner shall be deemed to have resigned from the authority and the appointing authority shall appoint a new member meeting the requirements of this section for the remainder of the term of the former member. (Act 2010-714, p. 1763, §1.)
AL Code § 24-1-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 2 - Municipal Housing Authorities.|Section 24-1-26 - Conflicts of Interest of Commissioners or Employees.

Section 24-1-26Conflicts of interest of commissioners or employees. No commissioner or employee of an authority shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in any housing project or in any property included or planned to be included in any project, nor shall he have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with any housing project. If any commissioner or employee of an authority owns or controls an interest, direct or indirect, in any property included or planned to be included in any housing project, he shall immediately disclose the same in writing to the authority, and such disclosure shall be entered upon the minutes of the authority. Failure to so disclose such interest shall constitute misconduct in office. However, no provision of this section shall be deemed to prohibit any bank, otherwise qualified, an officer, stockholder or employee of which is a commissioner of a local housing authority, from serving such housing authority as a depository bank or fiscal agent. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent commissioners of housing authorities of cities or towns of less than 2,500 population, according to the last or any subsequent decennial census of the United States, from entering into contracts to supply materials or services to be furnished or used in connection with said housing project, provided such contract is entered into as the result of a competitive bid submitted on an invitation advertised for not less than three days. (Acts 1935, No. 56, p. 126; Code 1940, T. 25, §10; Acts 1951, No. 776, p. 1372.)
AL Code § 24-1-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 2 - Municipal Housing Authorities.|Section 24-1-28 - Acquisition of Property by Eminent Domain.

Section 24-1-28Acquisition of property by eminent domain. (a) The authority may acquire by eminent domain any property, real or personal, which it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this article, after the adoption by it of a resolution declaring that the acquisition of the property described therein is in the public interest and necessary for public use. The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to the provisions of Title 18. Property already devoted to a public use may be acquired; provided, that no property belonging to any city within the boundaries of the authority, or to any government, may be acquired without its consent, and that no property belonging to a public utility corporation may be acquired without the approval of the Public Service Commission or other body having regulatory power over such corporation. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a public housing authority in a Class 3 municipality, except a Class 3 municipality organized under Act 618 of the 1973 Regular Session, shall not exercise the power of eminent domain except with approval of the governing body of the municipality. The authority may purchase real property only after notice of intent to purchase the property is given to surrounding property owners as provided herein. Notice of the proposed purchase in the Class 3 municipalities, except a Class 3 municipality organized under Act 618 of the 1973 Regular Session, shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality for a period of three consecutive weeks prior to execution of any binding agreement to purchase the property. (Acts 1935, No. 56, p. 126; Code 1940, T. 25, §15; Act 2012-411, p. 1121, §1.)
AL Code § 24-1-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 2 - Municipal Housing Authorities.|Section 24-1-29 - Acquisition, etc., of Property for Government Housing Projects.

Section 24-1-29Acquisition, etc., of property for government housing projects. The authority may acquire by purchase, or by the exercise of its power of eminent domain as provided in Section 24-1-28, any property, real or personal, which it may deem necessary for any housing project being constructed or operated by a government. The authority upon such terms and conditions, and for such consideration as it shall determine, may convey title or deliver possession of such property, so acquired or purchased, to such government for use in connection with such housing project. (Acts 1935, No. 56, p. 126; Code 1940, T. 25, §16.)
AL Code § 24-1-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 2 - Municipal Housing Authorities.|Section 24-1-30 - Authority Housing Projects Subject to Local Zoning, Building, etc., Laws.

Section 24-1-30Authority housing projects subject to local zoning, building, etc., laws. All housing projects of an authority shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary and building laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to the locality in which the housing project is situated. (Acts 1935, No. 56, p. 126; Code 1940, T. 25, §17.)
AL Code § 24-1-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 2 - Municipal Housing Authorities.|Section 24-1-31 - Issuance of Bonds by Authority; Types of and Security for Bonds Generally; Liability on Bonds.

Section 24-1-31Issuance of bonds by authority; types of and security for bonds generally; liability on bonds. An authority shall have power to issue bonds, from time to time, in its discretion, for any of its corporate purposes. An authority shall also have power to issue or exchange refunding bonds for the purpose of paying, retiring, extending or renewing bonds previously issued by it. 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 from income and revenues of the authority and from grants or contributions from the federal government or some other source. Such income and revenues securing the bonds may be:  (1) Exclusively the income and revenues of the housing project financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of such bonds; (2) Exclusively 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; or (3) The income and revenues of the authority generally.  Any such bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any income or revenues of the authority, or a mortgage of any housing project, projects or other property of the authority. Neither the commissioners of an authority nor any person executing the bonds shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. The bonds and other obligations of an authority (and such bonds and obligations shall so state on their face) shall not be a debt of the city, the state or any political subdivision thereof, and neither the city, nor the state or any political subdivision thereof, shall be liable thereon, nor in any event shall such bonds or obligations be payable out of any funds or properties other than those of said authority. The bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory or charter debt limitation or restriction. (Acts 1935, No. 56, p. 126; Acts 1939, No. 148, p. 219; Code 1940, T. 25, §18.)
AL Code § 24-1-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 24 - Housing.|Chapter 1 - Housing Authorities.|Article 2 - Municipal Housing Authorities.|Section 24-1-32 - Form, Denominations, Terms, etc., of Bonds; Sale of Bonds; Issuance of Interim Certificates, Etc.

Section 24-1-32Form, denominations, terms, etc., of bonds; sale of bonds; issuance of interim certificates, etc. The bonds of the authority shall be authorized by its resolution and shall be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, not exceeding 60 years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates, per annum payable at the time or times, be in such denominations, which may be made interchangeable, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as such resolution or its trust indenture or mortgage may provide. The bonds shall be sold by public or private sale as determined by the authority. Any public sale of bonds shall be conducted after notice published, at least 10 days prior to the sale in a newspaper published in the city in which the authority was incorporated to serve and in a financial newspaper published in the City of New York, New York, or posted electronically on a website or other electronic or Internet service reasonably expected to be available to potential purchasers of the bonds. The bonds may be sold at such price or prices as the authority shall determine. Pending the authorization, preparation, execution or delivery of definitive bonds the authority may issue interim certificates, or other temporary obligations to the purchaser of such bonds. Such interim certificates, or other temporary obligations, shall be in such form, contain such terms, conditions and provisions, bear such date or dates and evidence such agreements relating to their discharge or payment or the delivery of definitive bonds as the authority may by resolution, trust indenture or mortgage determine. In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officers before the delivery of such bonds, such signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if they had remained in office until such delivery. The authority shall have power, out of any funds available therefor, to purchase any bonds issued by it at a price not more than the principal amount thereof and the accrued interest. All bonds so purchased shall be cancelled. This section shall not apply to the redemption of bonds. Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds, interim certificates or other obligations issued pursuant to this article are hereby declared to be negotiable instruments. (Acts 1935, No. 56, p. 126; Acts 1939, No. 148, p. 219; Code 1940, T. 25, §19; Acts 1970, Ex. Sess., No. 2, p. 2602; Act 2006-188, p. 265, §1; Act 2013-332, p. 1163, §1.)