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UT Code § 35A-8-406 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 406 - Misconduct of commissioners -- Removal.

35A-8-406. Misconduct of commissioners -- Removal.    (1) A commissioner of an authority may be removed by the mayor or, in the case of an authority for a county, by the body that appointed the commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office.     (2) A commissioner may be removed only after a hearing and after having been given a copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to the hearing and having an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel.     (3) If a commissioner is removed, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings, shall be filed in the office of the clerk.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-408 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 408 - Profit from projects prohibited -- Criteria for determining rentals and payments.

35A-8-408. Profit from projects prohibited -- Criteria for determining rentals and payments.    (1) To accomplish the public, governmental, and charitable purposes of this part, the Legislature declares that:   (a) an authority manage and operate the authority's housing projects in an efficient manner to enable each housing project to provide decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of medium and low income and fix the rentals or payments for these accommodations for persons of low income at low rates; and     (b) an authority may not be operated as a source of revenue to the city or county.       (2) An authority shall fix the rentals or payments for dwellings in the authority's projects at no higher rates than the authority finds necessary in order to produce revenues that, together with all other available money, revenues, income, and receipts of the authority from whatever sources derived, including federal financial assistance necessary to maintain the low-rent character of the projects, is sufficient to:   (a) pay, as they become due, the principal and interest on the bonds of the authority;     (b) create and maintain reserves required to assure the payment of principal and interest as it becomes due on its bonds;     (c) meet the cost of, and provide for, maintaining and operating the projects, including necessary reserves and the cost of any insurance, and the administrative expenses of the authority; and     (d) make payments in lieu of taxes and, after payment in full of all obligations for which federal annual contributions are pledged, make repayments of federal and local contributions as it determines are consistent with the maintenance of the low-rent character of projects.       (3) Rentals or payments for dwellings shall be established and the projects administered, in so far as possible, to assure that any federal financial assistance required is strictly limited to amounts and periods necessary to maintain the low-rent character of the projects.     (4) Nothing in this section limits the amount an authority may charge for nondwelling facilities.     (5) All income and revenue described in this section shall be used in the operation of the projects to aid in accomplishing the public, governmental, and charitable purposes of this part.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-409 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 409 - Eligibility requirements for occupants -- Rights of obligee on default of authority.

35A-8-409. Eligibility requirements for occupants -- Rights of obligee on default of authority.    (1) An authority shall make rules establishing eligibility requirements consistent with the purposes and objectives of this part for admission to and continued occupancy in its projects.     (2) Nothing contained in this section or in Section 35A-8-408 may be construed to limit the power of an authority, with respect to a housing project, to vest in an obligee the right, in case of a default by the authority, to take possession or cause the appointment of a receiver free from the restrictions imposed by this section or Section 35A-8-408.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-410 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 410 - Penalties for fraudulently obtaining or continuing to receive housing assistance benefits.

35A-8-410. Penalties for fraudulently obtaining or continuing to receive housing assistance benefits.    (1) A person may not knowingly, by misrepresentation, impersonation, or other fraudulent means, make a false statement to housing authority personnel or, after being accepted as a recipient of housing authority benefits, fail to disclose to housing authority personnel any:   (a) change in household composition;     (b) employment change;     (c) change in marital status;     (d) receipt of any other monetary assistance;     (e) receipt of in-kind gifts; or     (f) other material fact or change in circumstances that would affect the determination of that person's eligibility to receive housing assistance benefits, or would affect the amount of benefits for which the person is eligible.       (2) A person may not fail to disclose any of the information described in Subsection (1) for the purpose of obtaining or continuing to receive funds or other housing assistance benefits to which the person is not entitled, or in an amount larger than that to which the person is entitled.     (3) A person who has duties relating to the administration of a housing authority program may not fraudulently misappropriate funds or other assistance with which the person has been entrusted, or of which the person has gained possession by virtue of the person's position.     (4) A person may not knowingly:   (a) file or falsify a claim, report, or document required by state or federal law, or provider agreement, to obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized housing assistance benefits under this part; or     (b) attempt to commit, or aid or abet the commission of, an act prohibited by this section.       (5) The punishment for violation of a provision of this section by a housing assistance recipient is determined by the cumulative value of the money or other benefits the person received from all instances of fraud committed by the person, and not by each separate instance of fraud.     (6) The punishment for the offenses of this section are:   (a) a second degree felony if the value of the funds or other benefits received, misappropriated, claimed, or applied for, is equal to or exceeds $5,000;     (b) a third degree felony if the value of the funds or other benefits received, misappropriated, claimed, or applied for, is equal to or greater than $1,500 but less than $5,000;     (c) a class A misdemeanor if the value of the funds or other benefits received, misappropriated, claimed, or applied for, is equal to or greater than $500 but less than $1,500; or     (d) a class B misdemeanor if the value of the funds or other benefits received, misappropriated, claimed, or applied for, is less than $500.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-411 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 411 - Authorities may join or cooperate.

35A-8-411. Authorities may join or cooperate.    (1) Two or more authorities may cooperate with one another or jointly exercise any or all of their powers for the purpose of financing, issuing bonds and other obligations and giving security for them, planning, undertaking, owning, constructing, operating, or contracting with respect to a housing project or projects located within the area of operation of any one or more of the authorities.     (2) For this purpose, an authority may by resolution authorize a housing authority joining or cooperating with the authority to act on the authority's behalf.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-412 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 412 - Preference for elderly and persons with a disability.

35A-8-412. Preference for elderly and persons with a disability.    (1) For the purpose of increasing the supply of low-rent housing and related facilities for medium and low-income elderly and medium and low-income persons with a disability, an authority may exercise any of its powers under this part in projects involving dwelling accommodations designed specifically for these persons.     (2) For dwelling units in any projects suitable to the needs of the elderly or persons with a disability, special preference may be extended in admission to those dwelling units to these persons of medium and low income.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-413 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 413 - Victims of major disaster.

35A-8-413. Victims of major disaster.    (1)   (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other law relating to rentals, preferences, or eligibility for admission or occupancy of dwellings in housing projects during the period an authority determines that there is an acute need for housing to assure the availability of dwellings for victims of a major disaster, the authority may undertake the development and administration of housing projects for the federal government.     (b) Dwellings in any housing project under the jurisdiction of the authority may be made available to victims of a major disaster.       (2) An authority may contract with the federal government or a public body for advance payment or reimbursement for the furnishing of housing to victims of a major disaster, including the furnishing of housing free of charge to needy disaster victims during any period covered by a determination of acute need by the authority.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-414 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 414 - Property and funds of authority declared public property -- Exemption from taxes -- Alternative agreement with public body.

35A-8-414. Property and funds of authority declared public property -- Exemption from taxes -- Alternative agreement with public body.    (1) The property and funds of an authority are declared to be public property used for essential public, governmental, and charitable purposes.     (2)   (a) Subject to Subsections (2)(b) and (c), the property and authority are exempt from all taxes and special assessments of a public body.     (b) This tax exemption does not apply to any portion of a project used for a profit-making enterprise.     (c) In taxing these portions appropriate allowance shall be made for any expenditure by an authority for utilities or other public services it provides to serve the property.       (3) In lieu of taxes on its exempt property an authority may agree to make payments to a public body if the authority finds that making the payments is consistent with the maintenance of the low-rent character of housing projects and the achievement of the purposes of this part.    Amended by Chapter 278, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-415 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 415 - Projects subject to local building regulations.

35A-8-415. Projects subject to local building regulations.  A project of an authority is subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the project is situated.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-416 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 416 - Bonds authorized -- Payment -- Security -- Liability -- Purpose -- Exemption from taxes except corporate franchise tax.

35A-8-416. Bonds authorized -- Payment -- Security -- Liability -- Purpose -- Exemption from taxes except corporate franchise tax.    (1) An authority may:   (a) issue bonds for any of its corporate purposes;     (b) issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it;     (c) issue bonds on which the principal and interest are payable:   (i) exclusively from the income and revenues of the project financed with the proceeds of the bonds;     (ii) exclusively from the income and revenues of certain designated projects, whether or not they are financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of the bonds; or     (iii) from its revenues generally.         (2) Bonds issued by the authority may be additionally secured by a pledge of any loan, grant, or contributions, in whole or in part, from the federal government or other source, or a pledge of any income or revenues of the authority.     (3) The members of an authority and a person executing the bonds are not liable personally on the bonds.     (4)   (a) The bonds and other obligations of an authority are not a debt of the city, county, state, or a political subdivision, and do not constitute indebtedness for purposes of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restrictions.      (b) A bond or other obligation of an authority shall include a statement on the face of the bond or other obligation that explains that the bond or other obligation is not a debt of the city, county, state, or a political subdivision, and does not constitute indebtedness for purposes of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restrictions.       (5) The city, county, state, or political subdivision is not liable on the bonds or other obligations.     (6) These bonds or obligations may not be payable out of funds or properties other than those of the authority.     (7) Bonds of an authority are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and to be public instrumentalities and, together with interest and income, are exempt from all taxes, except the corporate franchise tax.     (8) The provisions of this part exempting from taxation the properties of an authority and its bonds and interests and income on them are part of the contract for the security of bonds and have the force of contract, by virtue of this part and without the necessity of this being restated in the bonds, between the bondholders, including all transferees of the bonds, on the one hand and an authority and the state on the other.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-417 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 417 - Bonds to be authorized by resolution -- Form -- Sale -- Negotiability -- Validity presumed.

35A-8-417. Bonds to be authorized by resolution -- Form -- Sale -- Negotiability -- Validity presumed.    (1) Bonds of an authority are authorized by resolution, may be issued in one or more series, and shall as provided by the resolution or its trust indenture:   (a) bear dates, including maturity dates;     (b) bear interest rates;     (c) be in denominations;     (d) be either coupon or registered;     (e) carry conversion or registration privileges;     (f) have rank or priority;     (g) be executed;     (h) be payable; and     (i) be subject to terms of redemption with or without premium.       (2)   (a) The bonds may bear interest at a variable interest rate as provided by the resolution.     (b) The resolution may establish a method, formula, or index to determine the current interest rate on the bonds.       (3) In connection with the bonds, the authority may authorize and enter into agreements or other arrangements with financial, banking, and other institutions for:   (a) letters of credit;     (b) standby letters of credit;     (c) surety bonds;     (d) reimbursement agreements;     (e) remarketing agreements;     (f) indexing agreements;     (g) tender agent agreements; and     (h) other agreements with respect to:   (i) securing the bonds;     (ii) enhancing the marketability and creditworthiness of the bonds;     (iii) determining a variable interest rate on the bonds; and     (iv) the payment from any legally available source, including proceeds of the bonds, fees, charges, or other amounts coming due from the agreements.         (4) As provided by resolution, the bonds may be sold at a public or private sale at par value, in excess of par value, or below par value.     (5) If a member or an officer of an authority whose signature appears on a bond or coupon ceases to be a member or an officer before the delivery of the bond or coupon, the signature is valid and sufficient for all purposes.     (6) A bond issued under this part is fully negotiable.     (7) In a suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of a bond of an authority or the security for it, a bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the authority to aid in financing a project is conclusively considered to have been issued for that purpose, and the project is conclusively considered to have been planned, located, and carried out in accordance with this part.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-419 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 419 - Issuance of bonds -- Other laws not to apply.

35A-8-419. Issuance of bonds -- Other laws not to apply.    (1) This part constitutes full authority for the authorization and issuance of bonds.     (2) No other law for the authorization or issuance of obligations or the deposit of their proceeds that requires a bond election or in any way impedes or restricts the carrying out of the acts authorized to be done shall be construed as applying to any proceedings taken or acts done under this part.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-420 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 420 - Rights of obligees of authority.

35A-8-420. Rights of obligees of authority.  An obligee of an authority, in addition to all other rights conferred on the obligee subject to any contractual restrictions binding upon the obligee, may:  (1) compel an authority, its officers, agents, or employees to perform each term, provision, and covenant contained in a contract of the authority for the benefit of the obligee and to require the carrying out of all covenants and agreements of the authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon it by this part; and     (2) enjoin any acts or things that may be unlawful, or the violation of any of the rights of an obligee of the authority.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-421 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 421 - Obligees -- Additional rights conferred by authority.

35A-8-421. Obligees -- Additional rights conferred by authority.    (1) An authority may by resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, confer upon an obligee the right, in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred, upon default as defined in a resolution or instrument, by suit, action, or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction to:   (a) cause possession of a project, in whole or in part, to be surrendered to the obligee;     (b) obtain the appointment of a receiver of a project, in whole or in part, and of the rents and profits from the project; and     (c) require the authority and its officers, agents, and employees to account as if they were the trustees of an express trust.       (2) The receiver:   (a) may enter and take possession of the project or any part of it;     (b) may operate and maintain the project;     (c) may collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges arising from the project;     (d) shall keep the money collected from the project in a separate account; and     (e) shall use the money in accordance with the obligations of the authority as the court directs.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-422 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 422 - Property of authority exempt from levy and sale -- Obligees excepted -- Waiver.

35A-8-422. Property of authority exempt from levy and sale -- Obligees excepted -- Waiver.    (1)   (a) Property, including money, acquired or held by an authority under this part shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution.     (b) An execution or other judicial process may not issue against the property.     (c) A judgment against the authority is not a charge or lien upon the property.       (2) This section does not apply to or limit the right of an obligee to pursue a remedy for the enforcement of a pledge or lien given by the authority on its rents, fees, or revenues or the right of the federal government to pursue a remedy conferred upon it under this part.     (3) An authority may waive its exemption with respect to claims against a profit-making enterprise occupying a portion of a project if that waiver does not affect or impair the rights of any obligee of the authority.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 35A-8-423 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 35A - Utah Workforce Services Code|Chapter 8 - Housing and Community Development Division|Part 4 - Housing Authorities|Section 423 - Financial assistance from federal government permitted.

35A-8-423. Financial assistance from federal government permitted.    (1) In addition to the powers conferred upon an authority by other provisions of this part, an authority may:   (a) borrow money or accept contributions, grants, or other financial assistance from the federal government in aid of a project or related activity concerning health, welfare, economic, educational, environmental, or related issues faced by persons of medium and low income;     (b) take over, lease, or manage a project or undertaking constructed or owned by the federal government; and     (c) comply with conditions and enter into contracts, covenants, mortgages, trust indentures, leases, or agreements considered necessary, convenient, or desirable to accomplish the purposes of Subsections (1)(a) and (b).       (2)   (a) The purpose and intent of this part is to authorize an authority to do everything necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the federal government in the provision of decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings and maintaining a wholesome living environment for persons of medium and low income.     (b) To accomplish the purpose of Subsection (2)(a) an authority may include in a contract for financial assistance with the federal government the provisions that the federal government may require as conditions to the federal government's financial aid unless those provisions are inconsistent with the purposes of this part.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 2012 General Session