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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-220 - Remedies cumulative

All the rights and remedies conferred by this part 2 are cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies that may be conferred upon such obligee of the authority by law or by any agreement with the authority.
L. 35: p. 548, § 20. CSA: C. 82, § 48. CRS 53: § 69-3-20. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-221 - Limitations on remedies of obligee

No interest of the authority in any property, real or personal, shall be subject to sale by the foreclosure of a mortgage thereon, either through judicial proceedings or the exercise of a power of sale contained in such mortgage, except in the case of the mortgages provided for in section
29-4-217
. All property of the authority is exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same. No judgment against the authority shall be a charge or lien upon its property, real or personal. The provisions of this section shall not apply to or limit the rights of obligees to foreclose any mortgage of the authority provided for in section
29-4-217
, and, in case of a foreclosure sale thereunder, to obtain a judgment or decree for any deficiency due on the indebtedness secured thereby which was issued on the full faith and credit of the authority. Such deficiency judgment or decree shall be a lien and charge upon the property of the authority which may be levied on and sold by virtue of an execution or other judicial process for the purpose of satisfying such deficiency judgment or decree.
L. 35: p. 548, § 21. CSA: C. 82, § 49. CRS 53: § 69-3-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-222 - Sale subject to government agreement

Notwithstanding anything in this part 2 to the contrary, any purchaser at a sale of real or personal property of the authority pursuant to any foreclosure of a mortgage of the authority shall obtain title subject to any contract between the authority and the government relating to the supervision by the government of the operation and maintenance of such property and the construction of improvements thereon.
L. 35: p. 549, § 22. CSA: C. 82, § 50. CRS 53: § 69-3-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-223 - Contracts with federal government

(1)
In addition to the powers conferred upon the authority by other provisions of this part 2, the authority is empowered:
(a)
To borrow money from the federal government to finance the construction of any project which such authority is authorized by this part 2 to undertake;
(b)
To take over any land acquired by the federal government for the construction of a project; and
(c)
To take over, lease, or manage any project so constructed or owned by the federal government and, to that end, to enter into any such contracts, mortgages, trust indentures, leases, or other agreements as the federal government may require in such connection.
(2)
Such contracts, mortgages, trust indentures, leases, or other agreements may provide that the federal government has the right to supervise and approve the construction, maintenance, and operation of such project.
(3)
It is the purpose and intent of this part 2 to authorize such authority to accept the cooperation of the federal government in the construction, maintenance, and operation and in the financing of the construction of any project which the authority is empowered by this part 2 to undertake. Such authority has full power to do all things necessary in order to secure such aid, assistance, and cooperation.
L. 35: p. 549, § 23. CSA: C. 82, § 51. CRS 53: § 69-3-23. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-23.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-224 - Wage and labor conditions

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the housing authorities law or in any other provision of law, any housing authority is empowered to include in any construction contract let in connection with a housing project, as defined in said housing authorities law, stipulations requiring that the contractor and any subcontractors comply with requirements as to minimum wages and maximum hours of labor and with any conditions or regulations which the federal government has imposed as a condition to its financial aid to said housing project.
L. 37: p. 670, § 3. CSA: C. 82, § 55(1). CRS 53: § 69-3-24. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-225 - Insurance

A housing authority, in addition to its other powers, has the power to procure or agree to the procurement of insurance or guarantees from the federal government for the payment of any debts or parts thereof incurred by said authority, including the power to pay premiums on any such insurance.
L. 37: p. 670, § 4. CSA: C. 82, § 55(2). CRS 53: § 69-3-25. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-25.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-226 - Exemption from special assessments

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following are exempt from the payment of any special assessments to the state, any county, city and county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state:
(a)
A housing authority;
(b)
The property of a housing authority;
(c)
All property leased to a housing authority; and
(d)
The portion of a project that is not used as a store, office, or other commercial facility that is occupied by persons of low income and that is owned by or leased to an entity:
(I)
That is wholly owned by an authority;
(II)
In which an authority has an ownership interest; or
(III)
In which an entity wholly owned by an authority has an ownership interest.
(2)
The exemptions from the payment of special assessments set forth in subsection (1) of this section do not preclude a housing authority, the owner of property that is leased to or from a housing authority, or an entity in which an authority has an ownership interest from voluntarily applying to include its eligible real property, as defined in section
32-20-103(4)
, into the boundaries of the Colorado new energy improvement district created in section
32-20-104(1)
and accepting the levying by the district of a special assessment, as defined in section
32-20-103(14)
, against the eligible real property.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 358,§ 2, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 37: p. 671, § 5. CSA: C. 82, § 55(3). CRS 53: § 69-3-26. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-26. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 883, § 8, effective August 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-228 - Reports

The authority shall, at least once a year, file with the mayor of the city a report of its activities for the preceding year and shall make any recommendations with reference to any additional legislation or other action that may be necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this part 2.
L. 35: p. 552, § 29. CSA: C. 82, § 57. CRS 53: § 69-3-28. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-229 - Low rentals

It is the purpose and intent of this part 2 to authorize and impose a duty on the authority to provide safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations at such rentals that persons of low income can afford to live in such dwelling accommodations. To this end, the authority from time to time shall reduce its rents and other charges for such dwelling accommodations to the extent that it deems such action expedient; but the authority shall not reduce its rents or other charges if such action is in violation of any contract between the authority and an obligee or would result in an insufficiency of revenues from the project to meet the costs of the operation and maintenance thereof, to meet all obligations of the authority as same mature, and to create reasonable reserves for such contingencies as the authority determines.
L. 35: p. 552, § 30. CSA: C. 82, § 58. CRS 53: § 69-3-29. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-230 - Previous housing authorities validated

The creation and organization of housing authorities pursuant to this part 2 together with all proceedings, acts, and things undertaken, performed, or done prior to May 17, 1939, with reference thereto are validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any want of statutory authority or any defect or irregularity therein.
L. 39: p. 417, § 1. CSA: C. 82, § 59. CRS 53: § 69-3-30. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-231 - Contracts and undertakings validated

All contracts, agreements, obligations, and undertakings of such housing authorities entered into prior to May 17, 1939, relating to financing or aiding in the development, construction, maintenance, or operation of any housing project, or to obtaining aid therefor from the United States housing authority including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, loan and annual contributions contracts with the United States housing authority, agreements with municipalities or other public bodies, including those which are pledged or authorized to be pledged for the protection of the holders of any notes or bonds issued by such housing authorities or which are otherwise made a part of the contract with such holders of notes or bonds relating to cooperation and contributions in aid of housing projects, payments, if any, in lieu of taxes, furnishing of municipal services and facilities, and the elimination of unsafe and unsanitary dwellings, and contracts for the construction of housing projects, together with all proceedings, acts, and things undertaken, performed, or done prior to May 17, 1939, with reference thereto, are validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any want of statutory authority or any defect or irregularity therein.
L. 39: p. 417, § 2. CSA: C. 82, § 60. CRS 53: § 69-3-31. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 2 - CREATING HOUSING AUTHORITIES (§§ 29-4-201 — 29-4-232) › Section 29-4-232 - Notes and bonds validated

All proceedings, acts, and things undertaken, performed, or done prior to May 17, 1939, in or for the authorization, issuance, execution, and delivery of notes and bonds by housing authorities for the purpose of financing or aiding in the development or construction of a housing project and all notes and bonds issued by housing authorities prior to May 17, 1939, are validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any want of statutory authority or any defect or irregularity therein.
L. 39: p. 418, § 3. CSA: C. 82, § 61. CRS 53: § 69-3-32. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-3-32.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-301 - Short title

This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the "Rehabilitation Act of 1945".
L. 45: p. 617, § 2. CSA: C. 82, § 63. CRS 53: § 69-4-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-302 - Legislative declaration

It is determined and declared that there exist within the state of Colorado substandard and unsanitary areas, occasioned by inadequate planning, excessive land coverage, lack of proper light, air, and open space, defective design and arrangement of buildings, lack of proper sanitary facilities, and the existence of buildings, which, by reason of age, obsolescence, or physical deterioration, have become economic and social liabilities; that such conditions are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, and crime; and that such conditions impair the economic value of wide areas, infecting them with economic blight which results in inability to pay reasonable taxes. It is hereby declared that the remedying of such conditions is in the public interest, and this part 3 is enacted to provide means whereby said areas may be redeveloped by private enterprise with such assistance from public funds as may be furnished in accordance with the provisions of this part 3.
L. 45: p. 617, § 1. CSA: C. 82, § 62. CRS 53: § 69-4-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-303 - Definitions

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Area" means that portion of a municipality for which a plan of rehabilitation is adopted by the city council of a municipality as set out in this part 3.
(2)
"Authority" means the agency created by ordinance of the city council of a municipality to carry out the development plan adopted for the area.
(3)
"City attorney" means the official designated by the general laws of Colorado or by the charter of a municipality to be responsible for the handling of its legal affairs.
(4)
"City auditor" means the official of a municipality who has charge of auditing the financial affairs of a municipality.
(5)
"City council" means the city council of a city or the board of trustees of an incorporated town or the legislative body of a municipality, by whatever name said legislative body is designated by statute or by city charter.
(6)
"City treasurer" means the official who is the custodian of the funds of a municipality.
(7)
"Development plan" means the plan adopted by the city council of a municipality for the development of an area.
(8)
"Mortgage" means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, or other instrument in writing by which any property, the proceeds thereof, or the income therefrom is made security for the repayment of any advance or loan of money as set out in this part 3.
(9)
"Municipality" means any incorporated town or city of the state of Colorado whether organized under general laws or under special charter.
(10)
"Planning commission" means the board or commission of the municipality whose duty it is under the statutes, charter, or ordinances to make plans for the growth and development of the municipality or to advise the executive officers of the municipality in the matter of planning.
(11)
"Public grounds" of an area means those portions of the area set aside, as provided in this part 3, for streets, alleys, parks, playgrounds, and other public uses.
(12)
"Reconstruction agency" means any corporation, copartnership, or person contracting to carry out in whole or in part the rebuilding under a development plan for an area.
L. 45: p. 618, § 3. CSA: C. 82, § 64. CRS 53: § 69-4-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-304 - Preparation of development plan

(1)
The planning commission of a municipality either on its own initiative or at the request of the city council of a municipality may prepare a suggested plan for the rehabilitation of any substandard or unsanitary area as defined in section
29-4-302
.
(2)
The preparation of the suggested plan shall include but shall not be limited to:
(a)
Making a survey of the locality under consideration to determine its needs;
(b)
Making a preliminary determination of the lands to be included in the proposed area;
(c)
Making a suggested plan for the development of the proposed area;
(d)
Preparing estimates of the cost of the acquisition of the land in the proposed area, of demolishing the structures thereon, and of doing the necessary improvement of the public grounds to be included therein;
(e)
Making the necessary plans for the financing of the proposed enterprise, including contacting and negotiating with agencies which might be interested in the financing thereof; and
(f)
The preparation of a report to the city council of the municipality on the proposed area.
L. 45: p. 619, § 4. CSA: C. 82, § 65. CRS 53: § 69-4-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-305 - Assistance in preparation of plan

In the preparation of a suggested development plan for a proposed area, the planning commission is authorized to accept assistance from governmental and private agencies but has no power to provide for the repayment of such assistance unless expressly authorized to do so by ordinance of the city council of the municipality.
L. 45: p. 619, § 5. CSA: C. 82, § 66. CRS 53: § 69-4-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-306 - Action on setting up of authority

(1)
When the planning commission has completed its report on a suggested development plan for a proposed area and has presented the same to the city council of a municipality, such city council, if it deems the suggested plan desirable in whole or in part, by ordinance, may proceed to take the following steps, but the enumeration of such steps shall not be exclusive and shall not prevent the city council from taking the following steps:
(a)
Define the area by adopting in whole or in part or modifying the area outlined in the suggested plan;
(b)
Adopt the suggested plan, with such modifications as the city council determines, and make it the development plan for the area;
(c)
Set up an authority for the area and provide for the number of persons who shall constitute the authority and for the method of appointment and term thereof, including the filling of vacancies. The members of the authority may be either regular officials of the municipality or private persons; and in the case of private persons, the city council shall fix the compensation, if any, they are to receive.
(d)
Give the authority a name which shall include the words "rehabilitation authority" with some other word or words descriptive of the area (that is, each authority shall be designated the ".............. Rehabilitation Authority"), filling in the blank space by the appropriate designation.
(2)
Any such authority has the power, in the name of the municipality, to institute and defend all litigation affecting its powers and duties or in relation to the area and the property and rights connected therewith or incidental thereto and also has and may exercise the power of eminent domain on behalf of the municipality in the acquisition of real property in the area.
L. 45: p. 619, § 6. CSA: C. 82, § 67. CRS 53: § 69-4-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-308 - Organization of authority

(1)
The authority of an area shall proceed to organize for the performance of the duties for which it is created, and such organization shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following unless otherwise provided by the ordinance creating the authority:
(a)
The adoption of bylaws which shall provide that a majority of the members of the authority constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business;
(b)
The election from the members of the authority of a president and vice-president and the appointment of a secretary and, if desirable, an assistant secretary. Neither of the latter need be members of the authority.
(c)
The adoption of a seal for the authority.
(2)
The city treasurer of the municipality shall be the treasurer of the authority. If the municipality has a city auditor, he shall be the auditor of the authority. Otherwise, the authority may appoint an auditor. The city attorney shall be the attorney for the authority. If the additional work cast upon the city treasurer, city auditor, or city attorney by reason of the affairs of the authority shall be so heavy as to require the employment of additional persons by any of said city officials, the expense of the employment of such additional persons shall be borne by the authority.
L. 45: p. 622, § 8. CSA: C. 82, § 69. CRS 53: § 69-4-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-309 - Condemnation for a superior use

The purpose of condemnation for the rehabilitation of an area under this part 3 is declared to be for a superior public use, and property already devoted to one public use may be condemned for the purposes of this part 3.
L. 45: p. 622, § 9. CSA: C. 82, § 70. CRS 53: § 69-4-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-310 - Area not wholly in one municipality

If a substandard or unsanitary area, as described in section
29-4-302
, extends into two or more municipalities, such municipalities, by contract between the municipalities, may provide for the redevelopment of the area and for the part of the work to be done by each of the municipalities.
L. 45: p. 622, § 10. CSA: C. 82, § 71. CRS 53: § 69-4-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-311 - Termination of an authority

The city council, by ordinance, may terminate an authority and provide for its remaining duties to be taken over by some other agency of the municipality.
L. 45: p. 623, § 11. CSA: C. 82, § 72. CRS 53: § 69-4-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-312 - Appropriations by municipality

The rehabilitation of a substandard or unsanitary area, as defined in section
29-4-302
, may be aided by appropriations to be made from time to time by the city council of a municipality from the general revenues of the municipality.
L. 45: p. 623, § 12. CSA: C. 82, § 73. CRS 53: § 69-4-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-12.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-313 - Taxation

Every development plan for an area shall provide that the purchaser of any of the property of the area shall pay taxes thereon as upon any other property and shall also provide that the lessee of any part of the area shall pay taxes on the improvements erected by the lessee on the leased land, and such development plan shall include a requirement that the lessee, in addition, shall pay to the county treasurer annually a sum equal to what would have been the taxes on the land in case of an outright purchase thereof.
L. 45: p. 623, § 13. CSA: C. 82, § 74. CRS 53: § 69-4-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 3 - REHABILITATION ACT OF 1945 (§§ 29-4-301 — 29-4-314) › Section 29-4-314 - Supervision of reconstruction agency

It is the duty of the authority to keep informed as to the performance by any reconstruction agency of its obligations in the rehabilitation work, and the authority, in the name of and on behalf of the municipality, shall take any legal or other steps deemed by it advisable in case the reconstruction agency fails in the performance of its obligations.
L. 45: p. 623, § 14. CSA: C. 82, § 75. CRS 53: § 69-4-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-4-14.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 4 - VETERANS' HOUSING (§§ 29-4-401 — 29-4-403) › Section 29-4-401 - Existing statutes no bar to creation of housing authority

Nothing in any existing statute of the state of Colorado shall prevent cities and towns, however organized, from creating veterans' housing authorities by ordinance.
L. 47: p. 882, § 1. CSA: C. 82, § 76. CRS 53: § 69-5-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-5-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 4 - VETERANS' HOUSING (§§ 29-4-401 — 29-4-403) › Section 29-4-402 - Cities and towns empowered to create housing authorities

All cities and towns, however organized, by ordinance may create veterans' housing authorities and provide their duties and powers and give preferences to veterans as to all housing constructed, purchased, or leased by or under the direction of such veterans' housing authorities.
L. 47: p. 882, § 2. CSA: C. 82, § 77. CRS 53: § 69-5-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-5-2. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 914, § 20, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 4 - VETERANS' HOUSING (§§ 29-4-401 — 29-4-403) › Section 29-4-403 - [Repealed]

L. 47: p. 882, § 3. CSA: C. 82, § 78. CRS 53: § 69-5-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-5-3. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 914, § 21, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (§§ 29-4-501 — 29-4-509) › Section 29-4-501 - Legislative declaration

(1)
It is hereby declared:
(a)
That there exists a housing shortage for agricultural workers, their families, and other families of low income in the state of Colorado with the result that many agricultural and other low income workers and their families are unable to find decent, safe, and sanitary housing;
(b)
That such condition constitutes a menace to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state; and
(c)
That it is in the public interest to authorize the organization of county housing authorities to provide housing facilities for agricultural and other low income workers and their families.
(2)
The necessity in the public interest for the provisions enacted in this part 5 is declared a matter of legislative determination.
L. 51: p. 444, § 1. CSA: C. 82, § 79. CRS 53: § 69-6-1. L. 61: p. 422, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-6-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (§§ 29-4-501 — 29-4-509) › Section 29-4-502 - Definitions

As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the county housing authorities created by this part 5.
(2)
"Board" means the board of county commissioners of any county.
(3)
"County" means any county within the state of Colorado.
(4)
"Federal government" means the United States, the federal emergency administrator of public works, or any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States.
(5)
"Project" means all real and personal property, buildings and improvements, stores, offices, lands for farming and gardening, commercial facilities, and community facilities acquired or constructed or to be acquired or constructed pursuant to a single plan or undertaking, to demolish, clear, remove, alter, or repair unsanitary or unsafe housing or to provide dwelling accommodations on financial terms within the means of persons of low income. The term "project" also applies to the planning of the buildings and improvements, the acquisition of property, the demolition of existing structures, the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair of the improvements, and all other work in connection therewith. The term "project" also applies to the provision of dwelling accommodations to persons, without regard to income, as long as the project substantially benefits persons of low income as determined by an authority.
(6)
"State" means the state of Colorado.
L. 51: p. 444, § 2. CSA: C. 82, § 80. CRS 53: § 69-6-2. L. 61: p. 422, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-6-2. L. 2002: (4) and (5) amended, p. 1937, § 2, effective June 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (§§ 29-4-501 — 29-4-509) › Section 29-4-505 - Powers of authority

(1)
A housing authority shall constitute a public body, corporate and politic, exercise public and essential governmental functions, and have all the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this part 5 (but not the power to levy and collect taxes or special assessments), including the following powers:
(a)
To sue and be sued;
(b)
To have a seal and to alter the same at pleasure;
(c)
To have perpetual succession;
(d)
To make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers of the authority;
(e)
To make and from time to time amend and repeal bylaws, rules, and regulations not inconsistent with this part 5 to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the authority;
(f)
To exercise any of the public powers granted to city housing authorities under part 2 of this article;
(g)
To do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers given in this part 5 or the purposes hereof.
L. 51: p. 448, § 5. CSA: C. 82, § 83. CRS 53: § 69-6-5. L. 61: p. 426, § 5. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-6-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (§§ 29-4-501 — 29-4-509) › Section 29-4-506 - Policy of authority

(1)
It is declared to be the policy of this state that each authority shall manage and operate its projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals or payments for dwelling accommodations at low rates consistent with providing adequate dwelling accommodations for persons of low income.
(2)
To this end the authority shall fix the rentals or payments for dwellings in its projects at no higher rates than it finds to be necessary in order to produce revenues which, together with all other available moneys, 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, will be sufficient to cover:
(a)
Reasonable and proper costs of management, operation, maintenance, and improvement of the projects;
(b)
Payments in lieu of taxes as it determines are consistent with the maintenance of the low rent character of projects;
(c)
The establishment of reasonable and proper reserves; and
(d)
The payment of currently maturing installments of principal and interest on any indebtedness incurred in connection with the project by the authority.
(3)
Rentals or payments for dwellings shall be established and the projects administered, insofar as possible, so as to assure that any federal financial assistance required shall be strictly limited to amounts and periods necessary to maintain the low rent character of the projects. In the operation or management of a project, the authority may enter into any agreement with the federal government respecting tenant eligibility.
L. 51: p. 449, § 6. CSA: C. 82, § 84. CRS 53: § 69-6-6. L. 61: p. 427, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-6-6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (§§ 29-4-501 — 29-4-509) › Section 29-4-507 - Exemption from special assessments - tax exemptions

The authority and the property of the authority is exempt from all taxes and special assessments on the same basis and subject to the same conditions as provided for city housing authorities in sections
29-4-226
and
29-4-227
. Like a city housing authority, an authority may voluntarily apply to include eligible real property, as defined in section
32-20-103(4)
, in which it has an interest as described in section
29-4-226(2)
into the boundaries of the Colorado new energy improvement district created in section
32-20-104(1)
and may accept the levying by the district of a special assessment, as defined in section
32-20-103(14)
, against the eligible real property. In lieu of taxes on its property, the authority may agree to make such annual payments to the taxing bodies in which the projects are situated as it finds consistent with the maintenance of the low rent character of the projects or the achievement of the purposes of this part 5.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 358,§ 4, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 51: p. 449, § 7. CSA: C. 82, § 85. CRS 53: § 69-6-7. L. 61: p. 428, § 7. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-6-7. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1938, § 3, effective June 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (§§ 29-4-501 — 29-4-509) › Section 29-4-508 - Boundaries of authority

The boundaries of such authority shall be the boundaries of the county, but in no event shall they include the whole or a part of any city unless the governing body of said city passes a resolution authorizing the inclusion of said city within the boundaries of such authority nor may it include any area within the county which at the time of the organization of such housing authority was included within the boundaries of a housing authority previously established under part 2 of this article; but nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the organization of a housing authority subsequently established by any such city embracing any area within the county exclusive of the area of any project owned or operated by an authority organized under this part 5.
L. 51: p. 449, § 8. CSA: C. 82, § 86. CRS 53: § 69-6-8. L. 61: p. 428, § 8. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-6-8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (§§ 29-4-501 — 29-4-509) › Section 29-4-509 - Conformity with building laws

All projects of an authority shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the project is situated.
L. 51: p. 450, § 9. CSA: C. 82, § 87. CRS 53: § 69-6-9. L. 61: p. 429, § 9. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-6-9.
For county planning and building codes, see article 28 of title 30; for municipal zoning restrictions, see part 3 of article 23 of title 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 6 - PUBLIC HOUSING - ELECTION (§§ 29-4-601 — 29-4-607) › Section 29-4-601 - Applicability of part 6

For the purposes of this part 6, there shall be excluded from the term "project" or "housing project" any such project where there is in existence on or after October 1, 1963, a contract for financial assistance between any city, city and county, authority, housing authority, or county housing authority, and the federal government in respect to such project. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part 6, no vote of the registered electors shall be required in order to make expenditures for preliminary surveys and planning of projects or housing projects, or in order to authorize the reconstruction, replacement, restoration, or remodeling of any project or housing project, or part thereof, which has deteriorated or become damaged or destroyed, from any cause, nor shall such vote be required in order to authorize the acquisition of land for or the construction or erection of such service building, structures, or facilities as may be necessary or convenient for the efficient and proper operation or management of any authorized project or housing project.
L. 63: p. 553, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-8-1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 323, § 69, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 6 - PUBLIC HOUSING - ELECTION (§§ 29-4-601 — 29-4-607) › Section 29-4-603 - Cooperative agreement - costs of election

When, pursuant to the provisions of this part 6, an election is required in order to authorize an authority or housing authority to construct or acquire a project or housing project, the cooperation agreement between such authority or housing authority and the governing body of the city, city and county, or county from which such cooperation agreement must be obtained shall make provision for the payment of the costs of such election and all cities as defined in article
55
of title
24
, C.R.S., and parts 1 and 2 of this article, and cities and counties and counties as defined in part 5 of this article shall have the power to assume and pay for the costs of such election or to lend or donate sufficient money to an authority or housing authority for such purpose.
L. 63: p. 555, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-8-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 6 - PUBLIC HOUSING - ELECTION (§§ 29-4-601 — 29-4-607) › Section 29-4-605 - Notice of election

(1)
Upon the adoption of such election resolution, notice of such election shall be given as follows:
(a)
By publication of a full copy of the election resolution once each week for three successive weeks in some daily or weekly newspaper having a general circulation within the area of the city, city and county, authority, housing authority, or county housing authority calling such election, the first publication to be not less than forty-five days nor more than sixty days before the general election at which the question is to be submitted;
(b)
By posting or causing to be posted a full copy of the election resolution in each polling place designated as a polling place for such election, which notice shall be posted at all times during the hours that such polls are open for the election;
(c)
By having available, at the request of all interested persons, at the principal offices of the city, city and county, authority, housing authority, or county housing authority, and during regular business hours, full copies of such election resolution.
L. 63: p. 556, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-8-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 6 - PUBLIC HOUSING - ELECTION (§§ 29-4-601 — 29-4-607) › Section 29-4-606 - Conduct of election

Said election shall be conducted in all respects in accordance with the general election laws of this state insofar as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this part 6.
L. 63: p. 557, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-8-6.
For the general election laws, see article 1 of title 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 6 - PUBLIC HOUSING - ELECTION (§§ 29-4-601 — 29-4-607) › Section 29-4-607 - Count of ballots - canvass - results of election

At the hour designated for closing in the election resolution, the ballot boxes or voting machines in the several polling places shall be closed, the ballots counted, and the returns thereof made to the council, board of commissioners, or other governing body calling the election. At or before the next regular meeting of the council, board of commissioners, or other governing body calling the election, next succeeding the date of such election, such council, board of commissioners, or governing body shall canvass the returns and determine and declare the results of the election, and if a majority of the votes cast at such election have been cast in favor of an act which has been so proposed, the city, city and county, authority, housing authority, or county housing authority shall be deemed to have proper authority to proceed with the same in accordance with the authority so granted, but not otherwise.
L. 63: p. 557, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-8-7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 7 - HOUSING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING (§§ 29-4-701 — 29-4-735) › Section 29-4-701 - Short title

This part 7 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Housing and Finance Authority Act".
L. 75: Entire section added, p. 970, § 1, effective April 19. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 1190, § 1, effective May 20.
This section was enacted as § 29-4-700.1 in House Bill 75-1026 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 7 - HOUSING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING (§§ 29-4-701 — 29-4-735) › Section 29-4-704.5 - Reference in contracts and documents

Whenever the Colorado housing finance authority is referred to or designated by any contract or document in connection with the duties and functions set forth in this part 7, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the Colorado housing and finance authority.
L. 87: Entire section added, p. 1192, § 8, effective May 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 7 - HOUSING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING (§§ 29-4-701 — 29-4-735) › Section 29-4-705 - Records of board

All resolutions and orders shall be recorded and authenticated by the signature of the secretary or any assistant secretary of the board. Every legislative act of the board of a general or permanent nature shall be by resolution. The book of resolutions, corporate acts, and orders shall be a public record. A public record shall also be made of all other proceedings of the board, minutes of the meetings, annual reports, certificates, contracts, and bonds given by officers, employees, and any other agents of the authority. The account of all moneys received by and disbursed on behalf of the authority shall also be a public record. All public records of the authority shall be subject to the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article
72
of title
24
, C.R.S. All records shall be subject to the uniform budget and audit laws and shall be subject to regular audit as provided therein.
L. 73: p. 807, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-11-4. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 1417, § 3, effective May 14. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 705, § 2, effective May 3. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1977, §105, effective August 5.
This section was originally numbered as §
29-4-704
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.
For the uniform budget and audit laws, see parts 1 and 6 of article 1 of this title.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 29 - GOVERNMENT - LOCAL (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-37-210) › HOUSING (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Article 4 - Housing (§§ 29-4-101 — 29-4-1208) › Part 7 - HOUSING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING (§§ 29-4-701 — 29-4-735) › Section 29-4-706 - Meetings of board

(1)
All meetings of the board shall be open to the public. No business of the board shall be transacted except at a regular or special meeting at which a quorum consisting of at least a majority of the total membership of the board is present. Any action of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at such meeting.
(2)
One or more members of the board may participate in any meeting and may vote through the use of telecommunications devices, including, but not limited to, a conference telephone or similar communications equipment. Such participation through telecommunications devices shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. Such use of telecommunications shall not supersede any requirements for public hearing otherwise provided by law.
L. 73: p. 807, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 69-11-5. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 705, § 3, effective May 3.
This section was originally numbered as §
29-4-705
in C.R.S. 1973 but was renumbered on revision in the 1977 replacement volume for ease of location.