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MN Stat § 469.016 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.016 — Low-rent Housing.

469.016 LOW-RENT HOUSING. An authority shall not initiate any low-rent housing project, and shall not enter into any contract with respect to it, until: (1) it has made findings, after an analysis of the local housing market, that (i) there is need for such low-rent housing which cannot be met by private enterprise, and (ii) a gap of at least 20 percent exists between the upper shelter rental limits for admission to the proposed low-rent housing and the lowest shelter rents at which private enterprise is providing through new construction and existing structures a substantial supply of decent, safe, and sanitary housing; and (2) the governing body or bodies creating the authority in whose jurisdiction the project will be located, has by resolution affirmed those findings of the authority and approved the provision of that low-rent housing project. Clauses (1) and (2) do not apply to any public low-rent housing projects for which financial assistance is provided by the federal government, and which does not require any direct loan or grant of money from the governing body or bodies as a condition of federal financial assistance. An authority shall not make any contract with the federal government for a public low-rent housing project unless the governing body or bodies creating the authority in whose jurisdiction the project will be located, has by resolution approved the provision of that public low-rent housing project. History:  1987 c 291 s 16; 1990 c 532 s 8
MN Stat § 469.017 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.017 — Housing Development Projects.

469.017 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. Before carrying out a housing development project an authority must find that the project is necessary to alleviate a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary housing for persons of low or moderate income and their families as such income is determined by the authority. No housing development project involving the use of the power of eminent domain shall be carried out by an authority without the prior approval of the governing body of the municipality in which the project is located. A housing development project or any interest therein may be sold or leased to private developers before, during, or after the completion of construction of improvements thereon. The sale or lease shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 469.029, subdivisions 2, 5, and 7, except that the provisions requiring conformance to a redevelopment plan shall not be applicable. The sale or lease may be made for other than housing purposes if the authority finds that changed circumstances arising subsequent to the acquisition of the project make a sale or lease for housing purposes inappropriate. Nothing in this section shall limit the power of the authority to acquire or dispose of real property pursuant to sections 469.012, subdivision 1h, and 469.029, subdivisions 9 and 10, except that any exercise of the power of eminent domain pursuant to section 469.012, subdivision 1h, shall not be carried out by an authority without the prior approval of the governing body of the municipality in which the housing development project is located. The authority shall have the power to transfer such real property in accordance with the provisions of sections 469.012, subdivision 1h, and 469.029, subdivisions 9 and 10, before, during, or after the completion of construction, rehabilitation, or improvements thereon, except that the transfer shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 469.029, subdivisions 2, 5, and 7, except as elsewhere provided in Laws 1974, chapter 228. History:   1987 c 291 s 17
MN Stat § 469.0171 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.0171 — Housing Plan, Program, And Review.

469.0171 HOUSING PLAN, PROGRAM, AND REVIEW. Prior to the issuance of bonds or obligations for a housing development project proposed by an authority under section 469.017, the authority shall prepare and submit for review a program as defined in section 462C.02, subdivision 3, in the manner provided in sections 462C.04, subdivision 2, and 462C.05, subdivision 5, for the making or purchasing of loans by cities. History:  1988 c 542 s 7; 1995 c 224 s 116; 1997 c 219 s 8; 2014 c 161 art 4 s 1
MN Stat § 469.019 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.019 — Rentals, Tenant Admissions.

469.019 RENTALS, TENANT ADMISSIONS. In the operation or management of housing projects an authority shall observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant admissions. (a) It may rent or lease the dwelling accommodations only to persons of low income and at rentals within their ability to pay. (b) It may rent or lease to a tenant dwelling accommodations consisting of the number of rooms it deems necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the proposed occupants, without overcrowding, but no greater number. (c) It shall not approve a family as tenant in a housing project if the family has an aggregate annual net income from all sources at the time of admission which exceeds five times the annual rental for the accommodations to be provided the family. As used in this section, aggregate annual net income shall not include: (1) the income of a family member, other than the head of the household or spouse, who is under 18 years of age or who is a full-time student; (2) the first $300 of the income of a secondary wage earner who is the spouse of the head of the household; (3) $300 for each member of the family residing in the household, other than the head of the household or spouse, who is under 18 years of age or who is 18 years of age or older and is disabled or a full-time student; (4) nonrecurring income as defined by the authority; (5) five percent of the family's gross income from all sources or, in the case of an elderly family, ten percent of the family's gross income; (6) amounts paid or incurred for which the family is liable for extraordinary medical expenses or other expenses resulting from unusual circumstances as determined by the authority; and (7) an amount equal to the money received by the head of the household or spouse from or under the direction of any public or private nonprofit child-placing agency for the care and maintenance of one or more persons who are under 18 years of age and were placed in the family by that agency. (d) In computing the rental for the purpose of this section, there shall be included in the rental the average annual cost, as determined by the authority, to occupants of heat, water, electricity, gas, cooking fuel, and other necessary services or facilities, whether or not the charge for the services and facilities is included in the rental. An authority may adopt as its maximum net income for admission of families any maximum which is less than either: (1) the maximum net family income computed under this section; or (2) the maximum net family income determined pursuant to section 469.022; or (3) the maximum net family income determined pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. History:  1987 c 291 s 19; 2005 c 56 s 1
MN Stat § 469.020 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.020 — Discrimination Prohibited, Displaced Families.

469.020 DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED, DISPLACED FAMILIES. There shall be no discrimination in the selection of tenants because of race or religious, political, or other affiliations, but, if the number of qualified applicants for dwelling accommodations exceeds the dwelling units available, preference shall be given to inhabitants of the municipality in which the project is located, and to the families who occupied the dwellings eliminated by demolition, condemnation, and effective closing as part of the project, as far as is reasonably practicable without discrimination against families living in other substandard areas within the same municipality. History:   1987 c 291 s 20
MN Stat § 469.021 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.021 — Preferences.

469.021 PREFERENCES. As between applicants equally in need and eligible for occupancy of a dwelling and at the rent involved, preference shall be given to disabled veterans, persons with disabilities, and families of service persons who died in service and to families of veterans. In admitting families of low income to dwelling accommodations in any housing project an authority shall, as far as is reasonably practicable, give consideration to applications from families receiving assistance under chapter 256J, and to resident families to whom public assistance or Supplemental Security Income for the aged, blind, and disabled is payable, when those families are otherwise eligible. History:  1987 c 291 s 21; 2007 c 135 art 8 s 8
MN Stat § 469.022 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.022 — Establishment Of Income Restriction.

469.022 ESTABLISHMENT OF INCOME RESTRICTION. The dwellings in public low-rent housing shall be available solely for families whose net family income does not exceed the maximum net family income falling within the lowest 20 percent by number of all family incomes in the area of operation as such maximum net family income has been determined by the authority. Each year, this restriction shall be reexamined by the commissioner of employment and economic development, and a public hearing shall be held by the commissioner of employment and economic development to determine whether administrative or interpretive difficulties or unsatisfactory progress in the provision of low-rent housing or redevelopment require a modification of that income restriction. Upon the conclusion of that hearing, the commissioner shall modify the restriction set out in this section to the extent required to make satisfactory progress in the provision of low-rent housing or redevelopment. History:  1987 c 291 s 22; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
MN Stat § 469.023 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.023 — Periodic Investigation Of Tenant.

469.023 PERIODIC INVESTIGATION OF TENANT. An authority shall make periodic investigations of each family admitted to a low-rent housing project and, on the basis of the investigations, shall determine whether that family at the time of its admission (1) lived in an unsafe, unsanitary, or overcrowded dwelling or had been displaced by a project or by off-site elimination in compliance with the equivalent elimination requirement hereof, or actually was without housing, or was about to be without housing as a result of a court order of eviction, due to causes other than the fault of the tenant, and (2) had a net family income not exceeding the income limits for admission of families of low income to the housing; provided that the requirement in clause (1) shall not be applicable in the case of the family of any veteran who has been discharged, other than dishonorably, from, or the family of any service person who died in, the armed forces of the United States, if that family had made application for admission to the project within any time limit specified by federal law applicable to federal financial assistance for the project. If it is found upon investigation that the net income of any families have increased beyond the maximum income limits fixed pursuant to section 469.022 for continued occupancy in the housing, those families shall be required to move from the project. History:   1987 c 291 s 23
MN Stat § 469.024 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.024 — Power Of Authority.

469.024 POWER OF AUTHORITY. Nothing contained in sections 469.016 to 469.024 shall be construed as limiting the power of an authority (1) with respect to a housing project to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a default by the authority, to take possession or cause the appointment of a receiver of the project, free from the restrictions imposed by this section or section 469.023; or (2) with respect to a redevelopment project, in the event of a default by a purchaser or lessee of land, to acquire property and operate it free from such restrictions. History:   1987 c 291 s 24
MN Stat § 469.025 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.025 — Demolition Of Unsafe Or Unsanitary Buildings.

469.025 DEMOLITION OF UNSAFE OR UNSANITARY BUILDINGS. No project for low-rent housing or the clearance of a blighted area involving the construction of new dwellings shall be undertaken by a housing authority unless, subsequent to the initiation of the project, there has been or will be elimination by demolition, condemnation, and effective closing, or compulsory repair, of unsafe or unsanitary buildings situated in the area of operation substantially equal in number to the number of dwelling units provided by the project. The elimination may, upon approval by the commissioner of employment and economic development, be deferred for a period determined by the commissioner if the shortage of decent, safe, or sanitary housing available to families of low income is so acute as to force dangerous overcrowding of those families. History:  1987 c 291 s 25; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 26 subd 2; 1Sp2003 c 4 s 1
MN Stat § 469.026 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.026 — Existing Buildings; Acquisition, Repair.

469.026 EXISTING BUILDINGS; ACQUISITION, REPAIR. An authority may purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire existing buildings for rehabilitation into low-rent housing. The provisions of sections 469.001 to 469.047 relating to other low-rent housing projects shall apply to the projects. Before proceeding with the project, an authority shall make an analysis demonstrating: (1) the buildings to be acquired or leased shall be in such condition that it is feasible to remodel, repair, or reconstruct them and that the buildings, when rehabilitated, will provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing; (2) the rehabilitation of the buildings comprising the project will prevent or arrest the spread of blight so as to protect the neighborhood in which the buildings are located; and (3) the rehabilitated buildings will provide low-rent housing, will help to conserve the existing housing supply, and will otherwise accomplish the purposes of sections 469.001 to 469.047. Nothing in this section shall limit the powers of an authority with respect to a redevelopment project. History:   1987 c 291 s 26
MN Stat § 469.027 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.027 — Redevelopment Plan.

469.027 REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. Any person may submit a redevelopment plan to an authority, or an authority may consider a redevelopment plan on its own initiative. An authority shall immediately transmit the plan to the planning agency of the city in which the area to be redeveloped is situated, for its study, or, if no planning agency exists, the plan shall be submitted to an agency indicated by the governing body of the city. An authority shall request the written opinion of the planning or other agency on all redevelopment plans submitted to it prior to approving those redevelopment plans, and the planning or other agency shall submit its written opinion within 30 days. History:   1987 c 291 s 27
MN Stat § 469.030 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.030 — Temporary Relocation Of Displaced Families.

469.030 TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF DISPLACED FAMILIES. Prior to its approval of any redevelopment plan, the authority shall be satisfied that there is a feasible method for the temporary relocation of families to be displaced from the project area, and that there are available or will be provided, in the project area or in other areas not less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families displaced from the project area, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings equal in number to the number of the displaced families. History:   1987 c 291 s 30
MN Stat § 469.0305 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.0305 — Report On Loss Of Housing.

469.0305 REPORT ON LOSS OF HOUSING. Subdivision 1. Effects of welfare reform. A public agency administering a public housing program or a rent subsidy program shall report to the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency by February 1, each year, beginning in 1998, the reduction in the number of units or Section 8 certificates or vouchers during the year and an assessment of the reasons for the reduction, including whether it is due to the state's welfare reform initiatives. Subd. 2. Reduction in low-income housing units. A public agency that acquires and demolishes housing occupied by persons whose incomes are less than 50 percent of the area median income shall report the number of units demolished to the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency. The report must be submitted to the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency no later than March 15 of the following year. History:   1997 c 200 art 4 s 22
MN Stat § 469.031 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.031 — Provisional Acceptance By Authority Of Fund, Property.

469.031 PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE BY AUTHORITY OF FUND, PROPERTY. As an aid in the acquisition of the real property of a project area, the authority may accept a fund, or, at an agreed value, any parcel or property within the area, from any partnership or individual. Acceptance shall be subject to a provision that, if the supplier of the fund or the conveyor of the property purchases the project area or any part thereof, the fund or the agreed value of the property shall be credited on the purchase price of the area or part thereof, and, if there is an excess above the cost of acquisition of the area, the excess shall be returned, and that, if the supplier or conveyor does not purchase the area or any part thereof, the amount of the fund or the agreed value of the property shall be paid to the supplier or conveyor. History:   1987 c 291 s 31
MN Stat § 469.032 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.032 — Use Value.

469.032 USE VALUE. Subdivision 1. Determination. Prior to lease or sale of land in a project area, the authority shall, as an aid in determining the rentals and other terms upon which it will lease or the price at which it will sell the area or parts of it, place an estimated fair market or rental value upon each piece or tract of land within the area which, in accordance with the plan, is to be used for private uses or for low-rent housing. The value shall be based on the planned use. For the purpose of this valuation, the authority may cause a fair market appraisal to be made by two or more land value experts employed by it for the purpose or it may use the land appraisal services of the municipality. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as requiring the authority to base its rentals or selling prices upon the appraisal. The authority may redetermine its estimated values both prior to and after receipt by it of any proposal or proposals to purchase or lease property. Subd. 2. Use value. The aggregate use value placed for purposes of lease or sale upon all land within a project area leased or sold by an authority pursuant to sections 469.001 to 469.047 shall exclude the cost of old buildings destroyed and the demolition and clearance thereof. History:   1987 c 291 s 32
MN Stat § 469.035 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.035 — Manner Of Bond Issuance; Sale.

469.035 MANNER OF BOND ISSUANCE; SALE. Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution. They may be issued in one or more series and shall bear the date or dates, mature at the time or times, bear interest at the rate or rates, be in the denomination or denominations, be in the form either coupon or registered, carry the conversion or registration privileges, have the rank or priority, be executed in the manner, be payable in the medium of payment at the place or places, and be subject to the terms of redemption with or without premium, as the resolution, its trust indenture or mortgage provides. The bonds may be sold in the manner and for the price that the authority determines to be in the best interest of the authority. Notwithstanding any other law, bonds issued pursuant to sections 469.001 to 469.047 shall be fully negotiable. In any suit, action, or proceedings involving the validity or enforceability of any bonds of an authority or the security for the bonds, any bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the authority to aid in financing a project shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued for that purpose, and the project shall be conclusively deemed to have been planned, located, and carried out in accordance with the purposes and provisions of sections 469.001 to 469.047. In cities of the first class, the governing body of the city must approve all notes executed with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency pursuant to this section if the interest rate on the note exceeds seven percent. History:  1987 c 291 s 35,243; 1987 c 344 s 7; 2006 c 259 art 9 s 7
MN Stat § 469.036 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.036 — When Bond Allocation Act Applies.

469.036 WHEN BOND ALLOCATION ACT APPLIES. Sections 474A.01 to 474A.21 apply to any issuance of obligations under sections 469.001 to 469.047 that are subject to limitation under a federal tax law as defined in section 474A.02, subdivision 8. History:  1987 c 291 s 36; 2000 c 260 s 61
MN Stat § 469.037 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development|Chapter 469 — Economic Development|Section 469.037 — Enforcement By Obligee Of Contracts.

469.037 ENFORCEMENT BY OBLIGEE OF CONTRACTS. An obligee of an authority shall have the right, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon the obligee: (1) by mandamus, suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity to compel the authority and its commissioners, officers, agents, or employees to perform every term, provision, and covenant contained in any contract of the authority with or for the benefit of the obligee and to require the carrying out of any or all covenants and agreements of the authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon the authority by sections 469.001 to 469.047; 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 the obligee of the authority. History:   1987 c 291 s 37