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IN Code § 36-7-18-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-30. Bonds, Notes, and Warrants; Authorization; Liability; Limitations Upon Payment; Tax Exemptions; Legalization

Sec. 30. (a) A housing authority may issue bonds, notes, or warrants to finance any of its corporate purposes. An authority may also issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds issued by it.(b) A housing authority may determine the types of bonds, notes, or warrants to be issued, including those on which the principal and interest are payable:(1) exclusively from the income and revenues of the housing project financed with their proceeds;(2) exclusively from the income and revenues of certain designated housing projects, whether or not they were financed in whole or in part with their proceeds; or(3) except for a consolidated city, from its revenues generally.The bonds, notes, or warrants may be additionally secured by a pledge of any revenues or a mortgage of any project or other property of the authority.(c) Neither the commissioners of an authority nor any person executing the bonds, notes, or warrants under this section are personally liable on the bonds, notes, or warrants.(d) The bonds, notes, or warrants of a housing authority are not a debt of the state or any political subdivision and must state this fact on their face. Neither the state nor any political subdivision is liable on them. The bonds, notes, or warrants are not payable out of any funds or properties other than those of the authority.(e) Bonds, notes, or warrants issued under this chapter are not an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction.(f) The bonds, notes, or warrants of a housing authority and the interest on them are exempt from all taxes.(g) The bonds, notes, or warrants of a consolidated city:(1) are payable only from revenues derived from the public housing function;(2) are payable only from a special fund continued or established for that purpose; and(3) are not a debt of the consolidated city and must state this fact on their face.The consolidated city is not liable on the bonds, notes, or warrants other than out of the special fund.(h) All bonds, notes, or warrants issued by a housing authority or a consolidated city serving the public housing function before September 1, 1987, are legalized, ratified, and declared valid, and all proceedings had and actions taken under which those bonds, notes, or warrants were issued are fully legalized and declared valid. The assumption of any obligations of a housing authority by a consolidated city is also legalized and declared valid.(i) Bonds, notes, or warrants payable by a consolidated city under its assumption of the obligations of a housing authority under this chapter are payable only out of the funds pledged to obligees and as such are a limited obligation of the consolidated city in accordance with subsections (c), (d), (e), and (g).[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-14 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.344-1987, SEC.8.
IN Code § 36-7-18-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-31. Bonds, Notes, and Warrants; Approval by Unit; Procedure for Issuance and Sale; Negotiability

Sec. 31. (a) Issues of bonds, notes, or warrants of a housing authority must be approved by the fiscal body of the unit after a public hearing, with notice of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing given by publication in accordance with IC 5-3-1. The bonds, notes, or warrants must then be authorized by resolution of the authority.(b) After the bonds, notes, or warrants have been approved under subsection (a), they may be issued in one (1) or more series, with the:(1) dates;(2) maturities;(3) denominations;(4) form, either coupon or registered;(5) conversion or registration privileges;(6) rank or priority;(7) manner of execution;(8) medium of payment;(9) places of payment; and(10) terms of redemption, with or without premium;provided by the resolution or its trust indenture or mortgage.(c) The bonds, notes, or warrants shall be sold at a public sale under IC 5-1-11, for not less than par value, after notice published in accordance with IC 5-3-1. However, they may be sold at not less than par value to the federal government:(1) at private sale without any public advertisement; or(2) alternatively, at a negotiated sale after July 1, 2018, and before June 30, 2023,(d) If any of the commissioners or officers of the housing authority whose signatures appear on any bonds, notes, or warrants or coupons cease to be commissioners or officers before the delivery, exchange, or substitution of the bonds, notes, or warrants, their signatures remain valid and sufficient for all purposes, as if they had remained in office until the delivery, exchange, or substitution.(e) Subject to provision for registration and notwithstanding any other law, any bonds, notes, or warrants issued under this chapter are fully negotiable.(f) In any proceedings involving the validity or enforceability of any bond, note, or warrant of a housing authority or of its security, if the instrument states that it has been issued by the authority to aid in financing a housing project to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, it shall be conclusively presumed to have been issued for that purpose and the project shall be conclusively presumed to have been planned, located, and constructed in accordance with this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-11-14 part; 18-7-11-15.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.33; P.L.344-1987, SEC.9; P.L.125-2018, SEC.7; P.L.38-2021, SEC.93.
IN Code § 36-7-18-33 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-33. Obligees of Housing Authorities; Rights

Sec. 33. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following persons are considered obligees of a housing authority:(1) A holder of bonds, notes, or warrants.(2) A trustee for such a holder.(3) A person who leases property to the authority for use in connection with a housing project, or an assignee of that person's interest.(4) The federal government, when it is a party to a contract with the authority.(b) In addition to an obligee's other rights and subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon an obligee, an obligee of a housing authority may:(1) by proceedings at law or in equity 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 require the authority to perform all duties imposed upon it by this chapter; and(2) by proceedings in equity enjoin unlawful conduct or the violation of any of the obligee's rights as an obligee of the authority.(c) A housing authority may, by resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, notes, or warrants, or holding a lease, the right, upon the happening of an event of default as defined in the resolution or contract, to:(1) cause possession of a housing project, or any part of a project, to be surrendered to the obligee;(2) require the authority and its commissioners to account as if they were the trustees of an express trust; and(3) obtain the appointment of a receiver of a housing project, or any part of a project, and of rents and profits from it.If a receiver is appointed under subdivision (3), the receiver may enter, take possession of, operate, and maintain the project. The receiver may collect all fees, rents, and other revenues arising from the project, and the receiver shall keep them in one (1) or more separate accounts and apply them in accordance with the obligations of the authority, as directed by the court.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-11-3(n); 18-7-11-17; 18-7-11-18.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.216.
IN Code § 36-7-18-34 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-34. Exemption of Real Property From Execution or Other Judicial Process

Sec. 34. (a) All real property of a housing authority is exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process may be issued against it.(b) A judgment against a housing authority may not be made a charge or lien upon its real property.(c) This section does not apply to the right of obligees to foreclose or otherwise enforce a mortgage of a housing authority, or the right of obligees to pursue remedies for the enforcement of a pledge or lien given by an authority on its rents, fees, or revenues.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-19.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-35 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-35. Federal, State, and Other Aid

Sec. 35. (a) A housing authority may do all things necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or cooperation of the federal government in the undertaking, construction, maintenance, or operation of a housing project by the authority, including:(1) borrowing money or accepting grants or other financial assistance from the federal government for or in aid of a housing project;(2) taking over, leasing, or managing a housing project or undertaking constructed or owned by the federal government; and(3) complying with any conditions and entering into any mortgages, trust indentures, leases, or other agreements that are necessary or desirable under this subsection.(b) A housing authority may accept aid from the state, political subdivisions, or private persons.(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a housing authority may not incur any indebtedness to the federal government, or to any other public or private agency, that matures more than fifty (50) years after letting of contracts for the projects.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-20.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-36 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-36. Reports

Sec. 36. At least once a year, a housing authority shall file with the clerk of the fiscal body a report of its activities for the preceding year, and shall make recommendations for any additional legislation or other action it considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The authority shall make a copy of this report available for inspection by the public at the office of the authority.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-21.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-37 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-37. Books, Records, and Accounts

Sec. 37. (a) The state board of accounts shall prescribe methods and forms for keeping the accounts, records, and books to be used by a housing authority, and shall prescribe accounts to which particular outlays and receipts are to be entered, charged, or credited.(b) The state board of accounts shall require a housing authority to file periodic reports with it, but not more often than quarterly or less often than annually. The report must cover the operations and activities of the authority, in a form prescribed by the board. The board may from time to time require the report to include specific answers to questions upon which the board desires information. The authority shall keep copies of all periodical reports on file in its office and make them available for examination by the public.(c) The state board of accounts shall periodically audit the books, records, and accounts of housing authorities. These audits shall be paid for in the manner prescribed by IC 5-11-4.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-24 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-38 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-38. Approval of Projects by Department of Health; Filing Plans for New Construction With Department of Homeland Security

Sec. 38. (a) A housing authority shall file with the state department of health a description of each proposed project, including plans and layout. The state department shall, within thirty (30) days, transmit its approval or disapproval to the authority.(b) A housing authority shall file all plans for new construction with the department of homeland security in the manner prescribed by IC 22-15-3.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-24 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.310, SEC.93; P.L.8-1984, SEC.128; P.L.245-1987, SEC.20; P.L.2-1992, SEC.892; P.L.1-2006, SEC.569; P.L.187-2021, SEC.140.
IN Code § 36-7-18-39 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-39. Approval of Projects by State Agencies, Boards, and Commissions

Sec. 39. Approval of a project of a housing authority by a state board, commission, or agency is required only to the extent prescribed by this chapter.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-24 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-40 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-40. Supervision of Federally Financed Projects

Sec. 40. Notwithstanding this chapter, a housing project wholly or partially financed by the federal government remains subject to supervision and control by the federal government.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-24 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-18-41 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-41. Jurisdiction of Authorities; Shared Jurisdiction

Sec. 41. (a) This subsection applies to a municipality located in a county that does not have a county housing authority. A municipal housing authority has jurisdiction to exercise the powers granted by this chapter in the municipality and in the area within five (5) miles of the corporate boundaries of the municipality. However, the authority may not exercise its powers within the corporate boundaries of another municipality without the consent, by resolution, of the fiscal body of that municipality.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a county housing authority has jurisdiction to exercise the powers granted by this chapter in all unincorporated areas of the county outside the jurisdiction of municipal housing authorities. However, the jurisdiction of a county housing authority may be expanded to include all or part of the jurisdiction of a municipal housing authority within the corporate boundaries of the municipality if the fiscal bodies of the county and of the municipality each adopt a resolution declaring a need for the county housing authority to exercise its powers within the jurisdiction of the municipal housing authority. Such a resolution may be adopted only after a public hearing, with notice of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing given by the fiscal body by publication in accordance with IC 5-3-1.(c) A municipal housing authority and a county housing authority share jurisdiction to exercise the powers granted by this chapter in the area that is:(1) within the county; and(2) located within five (5) miles outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality.(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), the housing authority of a consolidated city has jurisdiction to exercise the powers granted by this chapter only in the area that was subject to its jurisdiction on December 31, 1969.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-8-5 part; 18-7-11-3(g); 18-7-11-5.5.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.34; P.L.52-2003, SEC.1.
IN Code § 36-7-18-42 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 18. Housing Authorities|36-7-18-42. Joint Projects; Authorization

Sec. 42. Two (2) or more housing authorities may join or cooperate with one another in the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this chapter, for the purpose of financing, planning, undertaking, constructing, or operating housing projects located within the jurisdiction of any one (1) or more of the authorities.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-11.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.
IN Code § 36-7-19-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 19. Aid to Housing Authorities|36-7-19-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all political subdivisions.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-12-3 part; 18-7-12-4 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.38.
IN Code § 36-7-19-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 19. Aid to Housing Authorities|36-7-19-2. Aid by Political Subdivisions; Authorization

Sec. 2. A political subdivision may spend public money for and give other aid to a housing authority that operates within the jurisdiction of the political subdivision.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-12-2 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.38.
IN Code § 36-7-19-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 19. Aid to Housing Authorities|36-7-19-3. Powers of Political Subdivisions

Sec. 3. (a) A political subdivision has all the powers necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of:(1) a housing project under this article; or(2) a similar project of the federal government.(b) The powers granted to a political subdivision by this section include the power to:(1) furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan, or replan public ways, sidewalks, or other places, if it is otherwise empowered to do so;(2) plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of the political subdivision;(3) make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances;(4) enter into agreements (which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any law to the contrary) with a housing authority or the federal government respecting powers to be exercised by the political subdivision under this chapter;(5) purchase or legally invest in the bonds, notes, or warrants of a housing authority and exercise all of the rights of a holder of housing authority bonds, notes, or warrants;(6) incur the entire expense of any public improvements it makes in exercising the powers granted in this chapter;(7) provide financial assistance of any nature to a housing authority;(8) acquire for, lease or transfer to, or exchange or trade with a housing authority any interest in real or personal property; and(9) exercise all powers granted by this section upon terms determined by the fiscal body of the political subdivision.(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), if a housing authority:(1) acquires or takes over a housing project from the federal government; and(2) finds, by resolution, that the project is constructed in a manner that promotes the public interest and affords necessary safety, sanitation, and other protection;a political subdivision may not require any changes in the housing project.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-12-4 part.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.38.
IN Code § 36-7-19-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 19. Aid to Housing Authorities|36-7-19-4. Contracts for Services, Improvements, and Facilities

Sec. 4. In connection with:(1) a housing project under this article; or(2) a similar project of the federal government;wholly or partly within its jurisdiction, a political subdivision may contract with a housing authority or the federal government with respect to the sums (if any) that the housing authority or the federal government agrees to pay, during any year or period of years, to the political subdivision for the improvements, services, and facilities to be furnished by it for the benefit of the housing project. However, the amount of these payments may not exceed the estimated cost to the political subdivision of the improvements, services, or facilities to be furnished. The absence of a contract for payment does not relieve the political subdivision of the duty to furnish, for the benefit of the housing project, improvements, services, and facilities that the political subdivision usually furnishes without a service fee.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-12-5.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.38.
IN Code § 36-7-19-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 19. Aid to Housing Authorities|36-7-19-5. Resolutions Authorizing Exercise of Powers

Sec. 5. A political subdivision may exercise the powers granted by this chapter if authorized by a resolution of its fiscal body. The resolution takes effect immediately and need not be laid over, published, or posted.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-12-7.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.38.
IN Code § 36-7-19-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 19. Aid to Housing Authorities|36-7-19-6. Appropriations

Sec. 6. When a housing authority is established in a political subdivision, the fiscal body of the subdivision shall immediately make an estimate of the amount of money necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the authority during the first year after that, and shall appropriate that amount to the authority out of any unappropriated money in the treasury of the subdivision.[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-12-6.]As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.38.
IN Code § 36-7-21-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 21. Special Improvement Districts for Redevelopment of Blighted Areas|36-7-21-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to all units except townships.As added by P.L.380-1987(ss), SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-7-21-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 21. Special Improvement Districts for Redevelopment of Blighted Areas|36-7-21-2. Legislative Finding

Sec. 2. The general assembly finds that the redevelopment purposes for which special improvement districts may be established under this chapter constitute local public improvements.As added by P.L.380-1987(ss), SEC.20.
IN Code § 36-7-21-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 36. Local Government|Article 7. Planning and Development|Chapter 21. Special Improvement Districts for Redevelopment of Blighted Areas|36-7-21-3. Establishment of Special Improvement District; Prerequisite Findings

Sec. 3. (a) A redevelopment commission may by resolution request the legislative body of the unit to establish a special improvement district for the purposes set forth in IC 36-7-15.1 with respect to counties having a consolidated city and in IC 36-7-14 with respect to all other eligible units.(b) A special improvement district shall be established according to the procedures set forth for the establishment of allocation areas under IC 36-7-15.1 or IC 36-7-14, as applicable.(c) In establishing the special improvement district, the legislative body must find that the projects to be undertaken in the district:(1) constitute local public improvements;(2) provide special benefits to property owners in the district; and(3) will be of public utility and benefit.As added by P.L.380-1987(ss), SEC.20.