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MT Code § 7-15-4401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4401. Findings and policy

  7-15-4401. Findings and policy. It is hereby declared that:   (1) unsanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations exist in urban areas throughout the state, and such unsafe or unsanitary conditions arise from overcrowding and concentration of population, the obsolete and poor conditions of buildings, improper planning, excessive land coverage, lack of proper light, air, and space, unsanitary design and arrangement, lack of proper sanitary facilities, and the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes;   (2) in such urban areas, many persons of low income are forced to reside in unsanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations;   (3) in such urban areas, there is a lack of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations available to all the inhabitants thereof, and consequently, many persons of low income are forced to occupy overcrowded and congested dwelling accommodations;   (4) 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;   (5) these conditions cannot be remedied by the ordinary operations of private enterprise;   (6) the clearance, replanning, and reconstruction of the areas in which unsanitary or unsafe housing conditions exist and the providing of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired;   (7) it is in the public interest that work on such projects be instituted as soon as possible; and   (8) the necessity for the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, to be in the public interest.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.2, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 153, L. 1941; R.C.M. 1947, 35-102(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4403. Petition to create municipal housing authority -- hearing and notice

  7-15-4403. Petition to create municipal housing authority -- hearing and notice. (1) Any 25 residents of a city and of the area within 10 miles from the territorial boundaries thereof may file a petition with the city clerk setting forth that there is a need for an authority to function in the city and said surrounding area.   (2) Upon the filing of such a petition, the city clerk shall give notice of the time, place, and purpose of a public hearing at which the council will determine the need for an authority in the city and said surrounding area.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4404. Notice of hearing on petition

  7-15-4404. Notice of hearing on petition. The notice required by 7-15-4403 must be published at the city's expense as provided in 7-1-4127.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part); amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-15-4405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4405. Hearing on petition

  7-15-4405. Hearing on petition. Upon the date fixed for said hearing held upon notice as provided in 7-15-4403 and 7-15-4404, an opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents and taxpayers of the city and said surrounding area and to all other interested persons.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4406. Decision of city council

  7-15-4406. Decision of city council. (1) After the hearing, the council shall determine:   (a) whether unsanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the city and the surrounding area; and/or   (b) whether there is a lack of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in the city and the surrounding area available for all the inhabitants thereof.   (2) If it determines that either or both of the above-enumerated conditions exist, the council shall draft an ordinance authorizing the mayor to appoint seven commissioners to act as an authority.   (3) If the council, after a hearing, determines that neither of the above-enumerated conditions exist, it shall adopt a resolution denying the petition. After 3 months have expired from the date of the denial of a petition, subsequent petitions may be filed and new hearings and determinations made on the petitions.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 514, L. 1989.
MT Code § 7-15-4407 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4407. Criteria for determining if unsafe or unsanitary dwelling accommodations exist

  7-15-4407. Criteria for determining if unsafe or unsanitary dwelling accommodations exist. In determining whether dwelling accommodations are unsafe or unsanitary, the council shall take into consideration the following:   (1) the physical condition and age of the buildings;   (2) the degree of overcrowding;   (3) the percentage of land coverage;   (4) the light and air available to the inhabitants of such dwelling accommodations;   (5) the size and arrangement of the rooms;   (6) the sanitary facilities; and   (7) the extent to which conditions exist in such buildings which endanger life or property by fire or other causes.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4408 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4408. Voter approval required to create housing authority

  7-15-4408. Voter approval required to create housing authority. The ordinance authorized by 7-15-4406(2) is not effective until it has been approved by a majority vote of the registered electors within the city limits voting either at a special election held in conjunction with a regular or primary election or at a general election.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part); amd. Sec. 344, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 387, L. 1995.
MT Code § 7-15-4409 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4409. Application for incorporation

  7-15-4409. Application for incorporation. (1) The commissioners shall present to the secretary of state an application signed by them that must set forth, without any detail other than the mere recital:   (a) that a notice has been given and a public hearing has been held as provided in 7-15-4405, that the council made the determination provided for in 7-15-4406 after the hearing, and that the mayor has appointed them as commissioners;   (b) the name and official residence of each of the commissioners, together with a certified copy of the appointment evidencing each commissioner's right to office, the date and place of induction into and taking oath of office, and that the commissioner's desire the housing authority to become a public body and a body corporate and politic under this part;   (c) the term of office of each of the commissioners;   (d) the name that is proposed for the corporation; and   (e) the location of the principal office of the proposed corporation.   (2) The application must be subscribed and sworn to by each of the commissioners before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take and certify oaths, who shall certify upon the application that the officer personally knows the commissioners and knows them to be the officers as asserted in the application and that each subscribed and swore to the application in the officer's presence.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part); amd. Sec. 619, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-15-4410 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4410. Processing of application by secretary of state

  7-15-4410. Processing of application by secretary of state. (1) The secretary of state shall examine the application, and if the name proposed for the corporation is not identical with that of a person or of any other corporation of this state or so nearly similar as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, the secretary of state shall receive and file it and shall record it in an appropriate book of record in the secretary of state's office.   (2) When the application has been made, filed, and recorded, the secretary of state shall make and issue to the commissioners a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this part, under the seal of the state, and shall record the certificate with the application.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part); amd. Sec. 620, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-15-4411 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4411. Effect of filing and recording application

  7-15-4411. Effect of filing and recording application. When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as provided in 7-15-4409 and 7-15-4410, the authority shall constitute a public body and a body corporate and politic under the name proposed in the application.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4412 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4412. Presumption of regularity in creation of municipal housing authority

  7-15-4412. Presumption of regularity in creation of municipal housing authority. (1) In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract of the authority, the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have been established in accordance with the provisions of this part upon proof of the issuance of the aforesaid certificate by the secretary of state.   (2) A copy of such certificate, duly certified by the secretary of state, shall be admissible in evidence in any such suit, action, or proceeding and shall be conclusive proof of the filing and contents thereof.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4413 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4413. Boundaries of municipal housing authority

  7-15-4413. Boundaries of municipal housing authority. (1) The boundaries of such authority shall include said city and the area within 10 miles from the territorial boundaries of said city, but in no event shall it include the whole or a part of any other city unless a resolution shall have been adopted by the governing body of such other city declaring that there is a need for such authority to exercise its powers within that city.   (2) After the creation of an authority, the subsequent existence within its territorial boundaries of more than one city shall in no way affect the territorial boundaries of such authority.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4414 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4414. Problems arising from existence of several overlapping authorities

  7-15-4414. Problems arising from existence of several overlapping authorities. (1) In case an area lies within 10 miles of the boundaries of more than one city, such area shall be deemed to be within the boundaries of the authority embracing such area which was first established, all priorities to be determined on the basis of the time of the issuance of the aforesaid certificates by the secretary of state.   (2) No housing authority shall operate in any area in which an authority already established is operating without the consent by resolution of the authority already operating therein.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.4, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 193, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 35-104(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4415 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4415. Cooperation between housing authorities

  7-15-4415. Cooperation between housing authorities. Any two or more housing authorities may join or cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all of the powers conferred on such housing authorities for the purpose of financing, planning, undertaking, constructing, or operating a housing project or projects located within the area of operation of any one or more of such housing authorities.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.10, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 153, L. 1941; R.C.M. 1947, 35-110.
MT Code § 7-15-4417 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4417. Initial funding of housing authority

  7-15-4417. Initial funding of housing authority. Immediately after the incorporation of a housing authority, the council or other governing body of a first- or second-class city included within the territorial boundaries of the authority:   (1) shall make an estimate of the amount of money necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the housing authority during the first year following the incorporation of the housing authority;   (2) shall appropriate such amount to the authority out of any money in the city treasury not appropriated to some other purpose; and   (3) shall cause the money so appropriated to be paid the authority as a donation.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 4, Ch. 138, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.31, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 35-138, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 2, Ch. 138, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.29, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 36-136, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 35-136(2), 35-138(part); amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 253, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-15-4418 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4418. Interim funding of housing authority

  7-15-4418. Interim funding of housing authority. In addition to the power granted in 7-15-4417, any municipality located in whole or in part within the boundaries of a housing authority may, annually and from time to time, make donations or advances to the authority of such sums as the municipality in its discretion may determine.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 138, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.31, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-138(part); amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 253, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-15-4419 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4419. Authority to reimburse municipality for loans

  7-15-4419. Authority to reimburse municipality for loans. The authority, when it has money available therefor, shall reimburse a municipality for all advances made to it by way of loan.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 138, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.31, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-138(part); amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 253, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-15-4420 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4420. Procedure to implement certain sections

  7-15-4420. Procedure to implement certain sections. (1) Except as otherwise provided in 7-15-4416(2) and 7-15-4417 through 7-15-4419, all action authorized to be taken under 7-15-4416(2) and 7-15-4417 through 7-15-4419 by the council or other governing body of any city or of any municipality may be by resolution adopted by a majority of all the members of its council or other governing body.   (2) The resolution may be adopted at the meeting of the council or other governing body at which such resolution is introduced and shall take effect immediately upon such adoption, and no such resolution need be published or posted.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 138, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.32, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-139.
MT Code § 7-15-4421 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4421. Municipal housing authority to be nonprofit

  7-15-4421. Municipal housing authority to be nonprofit. It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that:   (1) each housing authority shall manage and operate its housing projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations; and   (2) no housing authority shall construct or operate any such project for profit or as a source of revenue to the city.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 153, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.27F, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-133(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4422 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4422. Authorization to dissolve housing authority

  7-15-4422. Authorization to dissolve housing authority. If, after the lapse of 2 years from the creation of a housing authority by the filing and recording in the office of the secretary of state of the application as provided in 7-15-4410, no housing project has been commenced and no contract has been signed by the council or the mayor on behalf of the municipality with the housing authority or United States housing authority providing for contributions by the municipality either in cash or by tax remissions or exemptions in aid or support of any such housing project, such housing authority may be dissolved as provided in 7-15-4423.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 25, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.37, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-146(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4423 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4423. Resolution to dissolve housing authority

  7-15-4423. Resolution to dissolve housing authority. (1) When a housing authority is subject to dissolution as provided in 7-15-4422, the council may, at any regular meeting of the council, without any previous notice, and in its discretion, adopt a resolution declaring that:   (a) dwelling accommodations in the city and surrounding area are such that there is no need for the construction of any housing project;   (b) the need for the creation of a housing authority no longer exists; and   (c) the same be disbanded and dissolved.   (2) The resolution shall be spread upon the minutes of the meeting of the council. Thereupon, a copy of the said resolution shall be duly certified by the mayor and city clerk and filed for record in the office of the secretary of state, whereupon the housing authority shall be dissolved and all functions thereof cease and the commissioners thereof discharged from any further duties or powers.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 25, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.37, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-146(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4424 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4424. through 7-15-4430 reserved

  7-15-4424 through 7-15-4430 reserved.
MT Code § 7-15-4431 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4431. Appointment of commissioners

  7-15-4431. Appointment of commissioners. (1) An authority consists of seven commissioners appointed by the mayor. The mayor shall designate the first presiding officer. A commissioner may not be a city official.   (2) Two of the commissioners must be directly assisted by the housing authority and are known as resident commissioners. The staff of the housing authority may not involve itself in the nomination or appointment of resident commissioners, except that the housing authority shall notify all of the households directly assisted by the housing authority when a resident commissioner position is vacant.   (3) The mayor shall file with the city clerk a certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner, and the certificate is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the commissioner.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.5, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-105(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 514, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 197, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-15-4432 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4432. Term of office

  7-15-4432. Term of office. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the commissioners who are first appointed must be designated by the mayor to serve for terms of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. After the initial appointments, the term of office is 5 years.   (2) The resident commissioners who are first appointed shall serve for terms of 1 and 2 years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. After the initial appointments, the term of office is 2 years.   (3) A commissioner shall hold office until the commissioner's successor has been appointed and qualified.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.5, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-105(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 514, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 197, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-15-4433 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4433. Compensation of commissioners

  7-15-4433. Compensation of commissioners. A commissioner may not receive compensation for services, but is entitled to the necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of authority duties.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.5, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-105(part); amd. Sec. 621, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-15-4434 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities|7-15-4434. Vacancies

  7-15-4434. Vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 140, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5309.5, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-105(part).