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MT Code § 7-15-2108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2108. Processing of application by secretary of state

  7-15-2108. 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. 5, Ch. 153, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.27A, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 281, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 35-128(part); amd. Sec. 613, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-15-2109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2109. Effect of filing and recording application

  7-15-2109. Effect of filing and recording application. When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as provided in 7-15-2107 and 7-15-2108, the authority shall constitute a public body and a body corporate and politic under the name proposed in the application.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 153, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.27A, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 281, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 35-128(part).
MT Code § 7-15-2110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2110. Presumption of regularity in creation of county housing authority

  7-15-2110. Presumption of regularity in creation of county 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. 5, Ch. 153, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.27A, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 281, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 35-128(7).
MT Code § 7-15-2111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2111. Area of operation of county housing authority -- inclusion of municipalities

  7-15-2111. Area of operation of county housing authority -- inclusion of municipalities. (1) The area of operation of a county housing authority includes the county but does not include any city unless a resolution has been adopted by the governing body of the city and by any authority established and authorized to exercise its powers in the city declaring that there is need for the county authority to exercise its powers within that city. The resolution is not effective until it has been approved by a majority vote of the electors within the corporate limits of the city or town voting either at a special election held in conjunction with a regular or primary election or at a general election.   (2) If, after the adoption of a resolution or resolutions, an authority is established for any city within the county, the county authority may not initiate any further housing projects within the city without the consent by resolution of the governing body of the city and of the authority established for the city.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 153, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.27A, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 281, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 35-128(part); amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 387, L. 1995.
MT Code § 7-15-2112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2112. Administration and operation of county housing authority -- application of municipal laws

  7-15-2112. Administration and operation of county housing authority -- application of municipal laws. (1) The commissioners of a housing authority created for a county may be appointed and removed by the board of county commissioners of the county in the same manner as the commissioners of a housing authority created for a city may be appointed and removed by the mayor.   (2) Except as otherwise provided in this part, each housing authority created for a county and the commissioners thereof shall have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, and limitations provided for housing authorities created for cities and the commissioners of such housing authorities, and for such purposes, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:   (a) the term "mayor" or "council" as used in the housing authorities law and any amendments thereto shall be construed as meaning "board of county commissioners";   (b) the term "city clerk" as used therein shall be construed as meaning "county clerk";   (c) the term "city" as used therein shall be construed as meaning "county"; and   (d) the term "ordinance" shall be construed as meaning "resolution".   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 153, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.27B, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 281, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 259, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 35-129.
MT Code § 7-15-2113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2113. County housing authority to be nonprofit

  7-15-2113. County 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 county.   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 § 7-15-2114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2114. Certain laws controlling

  7-15-2114. Certain laws controlling. Insofar as the provisions of this part are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this part are controlling.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 153, L. 1941; R.C.M. 1947, 35-134; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 253, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-15-2115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2115. Authorization for payment of rentals in lieu of taxes

  7-15-2115. Authorization for payment of rentals in lieu of taxes. (1) Any housing authority established pursuant to this part and/or the federal government may pay annual sums from rentals in lieu of taxes to any state and/or political subdivision thereof with respect to any real property, including improvements thereon, owned or held by either such housing authority or the federal government.   (2) The amount so paid for any year upon such property shall not exceed the taxes which would be paid to the state and/or subdivision thereof, as the case may be, upon such property if it were not exempt from taxation, with such allowances as may be considered to be appropriate for expenditures by the government for streets, utilities, or other public services to serve such property.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 215, L. 1943; R.C.M. 1947, 35-304.
MT Code § 7-15-2116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2116. through 7-15-2119 reserved

  7-15-2116 through 7-15-2119 reserved.
MT Code § 7-15-2120 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2120. Authorization for counties to furnish assistance in the rehabilitation of private dwellings

  7-15-2120. Authorization for counties to furnish assistance in the rehabilitation of private dwellings. If it has determined that unsanitary or unsafe privately owned dwellings exist in the unincorporated area of the county and it has further determined that the owners of such dwellings are unable under the prevailing market conditions to finance replacement or rehabilitation of their dwellings without assistance, the board of county commissioners may:   (1) using the funds provided in subsection (2), finance the replacement or rehabilitation of such unsanitary or unsafe privately owned dwellings through the use of grants of funds or property, direct loans, loan guarantees, and any other means;   (2) accept gifts of property or apply for and accept grants, contributions, and any other form of financial assistance from the federal government or the state or other public body or from any other public or private source for the purposes of this section and 7-15-2101; and   (3) enter into and carry out contracts in connection with activities under subsection (1) or (2).   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 363, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-15-2121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2121. Authorization for rural housing projects

  7-15-2121. Authorization for rural housing projects. Housing authorities created for counties are specifically empowered and authorized to borrow money, accept grants, and exercise their other powers to provide housing for rural residents of low income.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 153, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.27C, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-130(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 363, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-15-2122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2122. Operation of rural housing projects

  7-15-2122. Operation of rural housing projects. (1) In connection with the projects authorized by 7-15-2121, such housing authorities may enter into such leases or purchase agreements, accept such conveyances, and rent or sell dwellings forming part of such projects to or for rural residents of low income as such housing authority deems necessary in order to assure the achievement of the objectives of this part.   (2) Such leases, agreements, or conveyances may include such covenants as the housing authority deems appropriate regarding such dwellings and the tracts of lands described in any such instrument. The covenants shall be deemed to run with the land where the housing authority deems it necessary and the parties to such instrument so stipulate.   (3) Nothing contained in this section and 7-15-2121 shall be construed as limiting any other powers of any housing authority, except that no more than 2 acres of land per dwelling, together with the dwelling houses thereon provided for under the provisions of this part, shall be exempt from taxation and that upon title to said 2 acres of land and the dwelling houses thereon passing to private ownership, the said land and the dwelling houses thereon shall be restored to the tax rolls and be subject to taxation.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 153, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.27C, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-130(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 363, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-15-2123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2123. Housing applications by farmers

  7-15-2123. Housing applications by farmers. (1) The owner of any farm operated or worked upon by farmers of low income in need of safe and sanitary housing may file an application with a housing authority of a county requesting that it provide for a safe and sanitary dwelling or dwellings for occupancy by such farmers of low income.   (2) Such applications shall be received and examined by housing authorities in connection with the formulation of projects or programs to provide housing for farmers of low income.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 153, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.27D, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-131.
MT Code § 7-15-2124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 21. County Housing Authorities|7-15-2124. Definition of term farmers of low income

  7-15-2124. Definition of term farmers of low income. "Farmers of low income" shall mean persons or families who, at the time of their admission to occupancy in a dwelling of the authority:   (1) live under unsafe or unsanitary housing conditions;   (2) derive their principal income from operating or working upon a farm; and   (3) had an aggregate average annual net income for the 3 years preceding their admission that was less than the amount determined by the authority to be necessary, within its area of operation, to enable them, without financial assistance, to obtain decent, safe, and sanitary housing without overcrowding.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 153, L. 1941; re-en. Sec. 5309.27E, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 35-132.
MT Code § 7-15-4101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction|7-15-4101. Numbering of houses and lots

  7-15-4101. Numbering of houses and lots. The city or town council has power to regulate the numbering of houses and lots and to change the same.   History: En. Subd. 14, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Secs. 5039.13, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-916.
MT Code § 7-15-4102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction|7-15-4102. Findings and policy with regard to unsanitary and unsafe private dwellings

  7-15-4102. Findings and policy with regard to unsanitary and unsafe private dwellings. (1) It is hereby declared that:   (a) unsanitary or unsafe privately owned dwelling accommodations exist in urban areas throughout the state, and these conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the citizens of the state and impair economic values;   (b) in many instances, the owners of such accommodations, due to poverty, unavailability of credit, and increased costs, are unable to finance the rehabilitation of their dwellings; and   (c) the municipal corporations of the state are uniquely able to render financial assistance to these owners of unsafe and unsanitary dwellings, and such assistance is a public use and purpose for which public money may be spent.   (2) The necessity for the provisions of 7-15-4103 is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, to be in the public interest.   History: En. 11-1025 by Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1025(1).
MT Code § 7-15-4103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction|7-15-4103. Authorization for municipalities to furnish assistance in the rehabilitation of private dwellings

  7-15-4103. Authorization for municipalities to furnish assistance in the rehabilitation of private dwellings. When it has determined that unsanitary or unsafe privately owned dwelling accommodations exist within the limits of the city or town and when it has further determined that the owners of such accommodations are unable under the prevailing market conditions to finance rehabilitation of their dwellings without assistance, the governing body of any municipal corporation:   (1) may finance the rehabilitation of such unsanitary or unsafe privately owned dwelling accommodations through the use of grants of funds or property, direct loans, loan guarantees, and other means;   (2) may apply for and accept advances, loans, grants, contributions, and any other form of financial assistance from the federal government or the state, county, or other public body or from any other public or private source for the purpose of this section and 7-15-4102; and   (3) may enter into and carry out contracts in connection therewith.   History: En. 11-1025 by Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1025(2).
MT Code § 7-15-4104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction|7-15-4104. through 7-15-4120 reserved

  7-15-4104 through 7-15-4120 reserved.
MT Code § 7-15-4121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction|7-15-4121. Adoption of building, electrical, and plumbing codes

  7-15-4121. Adoption of building, electrical, and plumbing codes. The governing body of an incorporated city or town may adopt technical building, electrical, and plumbing codes, in whole or in part, by reference under the procedure provided in 7-5-4202.   History: En. Sec. 4805, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3265, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5056, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5056, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 231, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 111, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1102(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction|7-15-4122. Repealed

  7-15-4122. Repealed. Sec. 156, Ch. 370, L. 1987.   History: En. Subd. 51, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.50, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-953.
MT Code § 7-15-4123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction|7-15-4123. Inspection of building materials

  7-15-4123. Inspection of building materials. The city or town council has power to provide for the inspection and measuring of lumber and other building materials.   History: En. Subd. 57, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.56, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-959.
MT Code § 7-15-4124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction|7-15-4124. Entrances and safety exits for buildings

  7-15-4124. Entrances and safety exits for buildings. The city or town council has power to:   (1) compel the owner of a building to erect fire escapes and proper exits and entrances when necessary for safety;   (2) regulate the construction of entrances of basements, cellars, and other floors to buildings from the sidewalks.   History: (1)En. Subd. 67, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.66, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-969, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Subd. 70, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921, amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.69, R.C.M. 1947; Sec. R.C.M. 1947, 11-969, 11-972(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction|7-15-4125. Repair of damaged structures

  7-15-4125. Repair of damaged structures. The city or town council has power to require the owner of a sidewalk, house, or other structure which is dangerous to passers-by to repair or remove the same after notice.   History: En. Subd. 72, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.71, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-974.
MT Code § 7-15-4126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction|7-15-4126. Regulation of partition fences and party walls

  7-15-4126. Regulation of partition fences and party walls. The city or town council has power to regulate partition fences and party walls not already constructed.   History: En. Subd. 50, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.49, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-952.
MT Code § 7-15-4201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 42. Urban Renewal|7-15-4201. Short title

  7-15-4201. Short title. This part and part 43 shall be known and may be cited as the "Urban Renewal Law".   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 195, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3920.
MT Code § 7-15-4202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 42. Urban Renewal|7-15-4202. Existence of blighted areas and resulting problems -- statement of policy

  7-15-4202. Existence of blighted areas and resulting problems -- statement of policy. It is hereby found and declared:   (1) that blighted areas which constitute a serious and growing menace, injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the state, exist in municipalities of the state;   (2) that the existence of such areas:   (a) contributes substantially and increasingly to the spread of disease and crime and depreciation of property values;   (b) constitutes an economic and social liability;   (c) substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of municipalities;   (d) retards the provision of housing accommodations;   (e) aggravates traffic problems; and   (f) substantially impairs or arrests the elimination of traffic hazards and the improvement of traffic facilities; and   (3) that the prevention and elimination of such areas is a matter of state policy and state concern in order that the state and its municipalities shall not continue to be endangered by areas which are focal centers of disease, promote juvenile delinquency, are conducive to fires, are difficult to police and to provide police protection for, and, while contributing little to the tax income of the state and its municipalities, consume an excessive proportion of its revenues because of the extra services required for police, fire, accident, hospitalization, and other forms of public protection, services, and facilities.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 195, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3902(part).
MT Code § 7-15-4203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 15. Housing and Construction|Part 42. Urban Renewal|7-15-4203. Need for redevelopment and rehabilitation of blighted areas

  7-15-4203. Need for redevelopment and rehabilitation of blighted areas. It is further found and declared:   (1) that certain of such blighted areas or portions thereof may require acquisition, clearance, and disposition subject to use restrictions as provided in this part, since the prevailing condition of decay may make impracticable the reclamation of the area by rehabilitation;   (2) that other areas or portions thereof may, through the means provided in this part, be susceptible of rehabilitation in such a manner that the conditions and evils enumerated in 7-15-4202 may be eliminated, remedied, or prevented; and   (3) that to the extent feasible salvable blighted areas should be rehabilitated through voluntary action and the regulatory process.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 195, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3902(part).