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SC Code § 31-3-1320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1320. Creation of consolidated housing authority.

 If the council of each of two or more municipalities, whether or not contiguous, by resolution declares that there is a need for one housing authority to be created for all of such municipalities to exercise in such municipalities the powers and other functions prescribed for a housing authority, a public body corporate and politic to be known as a consolidated housing authority, with such corporate name as it selects, shall thereupon exist for all of such municipalities and exercise its powers and other functions within its area of operation, including the power to undertake projects therein. Thereupon each housing authority, if any, created for each of such municipalities shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing a deed of its real property to the consolidated housing authority.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-231; 1952 Code Section 36-231; 1942 (42) 1742.
SC Code § 31-3-1330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1330. Prerequisite to creation.

 The council of a municipality for which a housing authority has not been created shall not adopt the resolution required as a prerequisite to the establishment of a consolidated housing authority unless it first declares that there is a need for a housing authority to function in the municipality and such declaration shall be made in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the declaration of the council of a city required by Section 31-3-320 for the purpose of creating a housing authority for the city.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-232; 1952 Code Section 36-232; 1942 (42) 1742.
SC Code § 31-3-1340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1340. Applicability of provisions governing regional housing authorities.

 The creation of a consolidated housing authority and the finding of need therefor shall be subject to the same provisions and limitations of this chapter as are applicable to the creation of a regional housing authority and all of the provisions of this chapter applicable to regional housing authorities and the commissioners thereof shall be applicable to consolidated housing authorities and the commissioners thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-233; 1952 Code Section 36-233; 1942 (42) 1742.
SC Code § 31-3-1350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1350. Area of operation.

 The area of operation of a consolidated housing authority shall include all of the territory within the boundaries of each municipality joining in the creation of such authority, except that such area of operation may be changed to include or exclude any municipality or municipalities in the same manner and under the same provisions as provided in this chapter for changing the area of operation of a regional housing authority by including or excluding a county or counties.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-235; 1952 Code Section 36-235; 1942 (42) 1742.
SC Code § 31-3-1360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1360. Functions, rights, powers, and the like of authority.

 Except as otherwise provided herein, a consolidated housing authority and the commissioners thereof shall, within the area of operation of such consolidated housing authority, have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, privileges, immunities and limitations as those provided for housing authorities created for cities, counties or groups of counties and the commissioners of such housing authorities, in the same manner as though all the provisions of law applicable to housing authorities created for cities, counties or groups of counties were applicable to consolidated housing authorities.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-236; 1952 Code Section 36-236; 1942 (42) 1742.
SC Code § 31-3-1510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1510. Loans or grants from Federal agencies.

 Each authority created under this chapter and Chapter 11 may apply for, receive and expend without limitation as to amount and under such regulations and conditions as it may deem desirable or may be prescribed by the United States or any agent or agency thereof any moneys lent, granted or otherwise made available by any corporation or agency of the United States created or authorized under the laws of the United States.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-151; 1952 Code Section 36-151; 1942 Code Section 5271-39; 1934 (38) 1368.
SC Code § 31-3-1520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1520. Provisions in contracts with United States.

 In any contract or amendatory or superseding contract for a loan and annual contributions entered into between a housing authority and the Federal Government, or any agency thereof, with respect to any housing project undertaken by such housing authority, any such housing authority may make such covenants, including covenants with holders of obligations of the authority issued for purposes of the projects involved, with and confer upon the Federal Government, or any agency thereof, such rights and remedies as the housing authority deems necessary to assure the fulfillment of the purposes for which the project was undertaken. In any contract with the Federal Government for annual contributions to an authority, the authority may obligate itself to convey to the Federal Government possession of, or title to, the project to which such contract relates upon the occurrence of a substantial default, as defined in such contract, with respect to the covenants or conditions to which the authority is subject and such obligation shall be specifically enforceable and shall not constitute a mortgage, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. Such contract may further provide that in case of such conveyance the Federal Government may complete, operate, manage, lease, convey or otherwise deal with the project in accordance with the terms of such contract. But any such contract shall require that, as soon as practicable after the Federal Government is satisfied that all defaults with respect to the project have been cured and that the project will thereafter be operated in accordance with the terms of the contract, the Federal Government shall reconvey to the authority the project as then constituted.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-152; 1952 Code Section 36-152; 1942 (42) 1742; 1951 (47) 529.
SC Code § 31-3-1530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1530. Agreement limiting powers in connection with governmental loans or grants.

 In connection with any loan or grant by a government, an authority may agree to limitations upon the exercise of any powers conferred upon the authority by this chapter and Chapter 11.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-153; 1952 Code Section 36-153; 1942 Code Section 5271-39; 1934 (38) 1368.
SC Code § 31-3-1540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1540. Minimum wages and maximum hours.

 A housing authority may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter and Chapter 11 or in any other provision of law, agree to any conditions attached to Federal financial assistance relating to the determination of prevailing salaries or wages, payment of not less than prevailing salaries or wages or compliance with labor standards in the development or administration of projects, and include in any contract let in connection with a project a stipulation requiring that the contractor and any subcontractors comply with the requirements as to minimum salaries or wages and maximum hours of labor and any other conditions which the Federal Government may have attached to its financial aid of the project.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-154; 1952 Code Section 36-154; 1942 Code Section 5271-40; 1937 (40) 431; 1951 (47) 529.
SC Code § 31-3-1550 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1550. Agreements for supervision and control of project by State or Federal Government.

 An authority may, in connection with the borrowing of funds or otherwise, enter into any agreement with the State or Federal Government or any agency or subdivision thereof providing for supervision and control of the authority of any project and containing such other covenants, terms and conditions as the authority may deem advisable.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-155; 1952 Code Section 36-155; 1942 Code Section 5271-44; 1934 (38) 1368.
SC Code § 31-3-1560 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1560. Issuance of bonds; security therefor.

 An authority may issue bonds from time to time in its discretion for any of its corporate purposes. An authority may also issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it. An authority may issue such types of bonds as it may determine, including bonds on which the principal and interest are payable (a) exclusively from the income and revenues of the housing project financed with the proceeds of such bonds or with such proceeds together with a grant from the Federal Government in aid of such project, (b) exclusively from the income and revenues of certain designated housing projects whether or not they were financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of such bonds or (c) from its revenues generally. Any of such bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any revenue or a mortgage of any housing project, projects or other property of the authority.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-156; 1952 Code Section 36-156; 1942 Code Section 5271-45; 1937 (40) 431.
SC Code § 31-3-1570 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1570. Terms of bonds; negotiability.

 Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding six per cent per annum, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, 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 and the trust indenture or mortgage may provide. Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds issued pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 11 shall be fully negotiable.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-157; 1952 Code Section 36-157; 1942 Code Section 5271-46; 1937 (40) 431; 1938 (40) 1819.
SC Code § 31-3-1590 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1590. Covenant as to extent of area of operation.

 In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of other obligations, a regional housing authority may covenant as to limitations on its right to adopt resolutions relating to the increase or decrease of its area of operation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-159; 1952 Code Section 36-159; 1942 (42) 1742.
SC Code § 31-3-1600 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1600. Effect of recital in bond of purpose of issuance.

 In any suit, action or proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of any bonds of an authority or the security therefor, any such bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the authority to aid in financing a housing project to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of low income shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued for a housing project of such character and such project shall be conclusively deemed to have been planned, located and constructed in accordance with the purposes and provisions of this chapter and Chapter 11.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-160; 1952 Code Section 36-160; 1942 Code Section 5271-46; 1937 (40) 431; 1938 (40) 1819.
SC Code § 31-3-1610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1610. Tax exemption of bonds, notes, etc.

 Bonds, notes, debentures and other evidences of indebtedness of an authority are declared to be issued for a public purpose and to be public instrumentalities and, together with interest thereon, shall be exempt from taxes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-161; 1952 Code Section 36-161; 1942 Code Section 5271-52; 1934 (38) 1368.
SC Code § 31-3-1620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1620. Sale of bonds.

 The bonds of an authority may be sold at public or private sale at not less than par.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-162; 1952 Code Section 36-162; 1942 Code Section 5271-46; 1937 (40) 431; 1938 (40) 1819.
SC Code § 31-3-1630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1630. Bonds or other obligations as investments.

 Notwithstanding any restrictions on investments contained in any laws of this State, the State and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by a housing authority pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 11 or issued by any public housing authority or agency in the United States when such bonds or other obligations are secured by a pledge of annual contributions to be paid by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Such bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits.  But nothing contained in this section shall be construed as relieving any person from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-163; 1952 Code Section 36-163; 1942 Code Section 5271-91; 1939 (41) 329.
SC Code § 31-3-1640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1640. Validity of bond signed by commissioner or officer leaving office before delivery.

 In case any of the commissioners or officers of the authority whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such commissioners or officers before the delivery of such bonds, such signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such commissioners or officers had remained in office until such delivery.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-164; 1952 Code Section 36-164; 1942 Code Section 5271-46; 1937 (40) 431; 1938 (40) 1819.
SC Code § 31-3-1650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1650. Personal liability on bonds; bonds shall not constitute "indebtedness".

 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 the bonds and obligations shall so state on their face) shall not be a debt of the city, the county, the State or any political division or subdivision thereof and neither the city, the county, nor the State or any political division or 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 the authority. The bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-165; 1952 Code Section 36-165; 1942 Code Section 5271-45; 1937 (40) 431.
SC Code § 31-3-1660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1660. Remedies of obligee of housing authority.

 An obligee of an authority shall have the right in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon such obligee:  (1) By mandamus, suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity to compel the authority and the commissioners, officers, agents or employees thereof to perform each and every term, provision and covenant contained in any contract of the authority with or for the benefit of such obligee and to require the carrying out of any or all such covenants and agreements of the authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon the authority by this chapter and Chapter 11; and  (2) By suit, action or proceeding in equity to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or the violation of any of the rights of such obligee.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-166; 1952 Code Section 36-166; 1942 Code Section 5271-48; 1937 (40) 431.
SC Code § 31-3-1670 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1670. Additional remedies conferrable on obligee.

 An authority may by its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease or other contract confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds or holding a lease the right, in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred, upon the happening of an event of default as defined in such resolution or instrument, by suit, action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction:  (1) To cause possession of any housing project or any part thereof to be surrendered to any such obligee;  (2) To obtain the appointment of a receiver of any housing project of the authority or any part thereof and of the rents and profits therefrom who may enter and take possession of such housing project or any part thereof and operate and maintain it and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues or other charges thereafter arising therefrom and shall keep such moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply them in accordance with the obligations of the authority as the court shall direct; and  (3) To require the authority and the commissioners thereof to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-167; 1952 Code Section 36-167; 1942 Code Section 5271-49; 1937 (40) 431.
SC Code § 31-3-1680 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1680. Debt insurance.

 A housing authority may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this chapter and Chapter 11 or in any other provision of law, procure or agree to the procurement of insurance or guarantees from the Federal Government of the payment of any debts or parts thereof incurred by the authority and may pay the premium on any such insurance.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-168; 1952 Code Section 36-168; 1942 Code Section 5271-40; 1937 (40) 431.
SC Code § 31-3-1690 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1690. Relationship with State Fiscal Accountability Authority.

 No authority shall be required to offer its securities to the State Fiscal Accountability Authority at any time nor shall any authority be required to turn over any surplus of sinking funds to said authority.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-169; 1952 Code Section 36-169; 1942 Code Section 5271-44; 1934 (38) 1368; 1950 (46) 3605.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 31-3-1810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 3 - Housing Authorities Law|Section 31-3-1810. Housing authorities empowered to provide housing for low income families in rural areas.

 Any housing authority which has rural areas under its jurisdiction may undertake the provision of housing for families of low income in such rural areas and may comply with any conditions, not inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 11, required by the Federal Government pursuant to Federal law in any contract for financial assistance with the authority concerning such undertakings.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-251; 1952 Code Section 36-251; 1942 Code Section 5271-58; 1940 (41) 1687; 1951 (47) 529.
SC Code § 31-5-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 5 - Housing Co-operation Law|Section 31-5-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be referred to as the "Housing Cooperation Law."  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-301; 1952 Code Section 36-301; 1942 Code Section 5271-71; 1939 (41) 320; 1945 (44) 156.
SC Code § 31-5-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment|Chapter 5 - Housing Co-operation Law|Section 31-5-20. Definitions.

 The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this chapter shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:  (1) "Housing authority" shall mean any housing authority created pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law;  (2) "Housing project" shall mean any work or undertaking of a housing authority pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law or any similar work or undertaking of the Federal Government;  (3) "State public body" shall mean any city, town, county, municipal corporation, commission, district, authority or other subdivision or public body of the State;  (4) "Governing body" shall mean the council, board or other body having charge of the fiscal affairs of the State public body;  (5) "Federal Government" shall include the United States, the United States housing authority and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-302; 1952 Code Section 36-302; 1942 Code Section 5271-73; 1939 (41) 320; 1945 (44) 156.