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11-96A-1
Section 11-96A-1 Legislative declarations. It is hereby declared that a lack of sanitary, safe,
and affordable dwelling accommodations for persons of moderate and low income and shelters,
halfway houses and emergency housing for persons who would otherwise be homeless exists in
various municipalities and rural areas of the state. Consequently, persons of low and moderate
income are forced to reside in and use unsafe and unsanitary dwellings and certain other persons
are unable to afford any dwelling accommodations at all. These conditions which cause an increase
in and spread of disease and crime constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, and
welfare of the citizens of the state. It is a matter of public interest to provide safe and
sanitary housing for the low and moderate income citizens and shelter for homeless persons,
to alleviate such conditions and to encourage economic development, to increase employment
in housing construction and related businesses and to create and...
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11-96A-3
Section 11-96A-3 Municipalities or counties empowered to take certain actions to carry out
purpose of chapter. The council or other governing body of any municipality, or governing
body of a county in furtherance of the legislative purpose stated above, is empowered to take
the following actions and to the extent necessary or desirable in its judgment to expend its
moneys to accomplish such purpose: (1) To acquire sites for, purchase, construct, own, develop,
operate, survey, subdivide, establish, maintain, refurbish, remodel, or improve single or
multi-family dwellings; (2) To receive designated funds from whatever source, federal, state,
private, or otherwise and to apply such funds for the uses and purposes described in this
chapter; (3) To sell and issue bonds or warrants in order to provide funds for any low or
moderate income single or multi-family housing purpose or to provide funds for any shelter
for the homeless purpose; (4) To purchase mortgage loans from mortgage lenders;...
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24-1-130
Section 24-1-130 Legislative findings and declaration of necessity. It is hereby declared that
unsanitary or unsafe dwelling and public school accommodations exist in various cities of
the state and in the area surrounding such cities; that consequently persons of low income
are forced to reside in and use such dwelling and public school accommodations; that these
conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to
the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the citizens of the state and impair economic values;
that the clearance, replanning, and reconstruction of the areas in which unsanitary or unsafe
housing conditions exist and the provision of safe and sanitary dwelling and public school
accommodations at such rentals that persons who now live in unsafe or unsanitary or congested
dwelling accommodations or in overcrowded and congested dwelling accommodations can afford
to live in safe or sanitary or uncongested dwelling accommodations, are...
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24-1-21
Section 24-1-21 Legislative findings and declaration of necessity. It is hereby declared that
unsanitary or unsafe dwelling and public school accommodations exist in various cities of
the state and that such unsafe or unsanitary conditions arise from overcrowding and concentration
of population, the obsolete and poor condition of the buildings, improper planning, excessive
land coverage, lack of proper light, air and space, unsanitary design and arrangement, lack
of proper facilities, and the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire
and other causes; that in all such cities persons of low income are forced to reside in unsanitary
or unsafe dwelling accommodations; that in various cities of the state there is a lack of
safe or sanitary dwelling and public school accommodations available to all the inhabitants
thereof and that consequently persons of low income are forced to occupy overcrowded and congested
dwelling accommodations; that these conditions cause an...
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24-1-60
Section 24-1-60 Legislative findings and declaration of necessity. It is hereby declared that
unsanitary or unsafe dwelling and public school accommodations exist in various counties of
the state and that such unsafe or unsanitary conditions arise from overcrowding and concentration
of population, the obsolete and poor condition of the buildings, improper planning, excessive
land coverage, lack of proper light, air and space, unsanitary design and arrangement, lack
of proper facilities, and the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire
and other causes; that in all such counties persons of low income are forced to reside in
unsanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations; that in various counties of the state there
is a lack of safe or sanitary dwelling and public school accommodations available to all the
inhabitants thereof and that consequently persons of low income are forced to occupy overcrowded
and congested dwelling accommodations; that these conditions cause...
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24-1-6
Section 24-1-6 Establishment of rentals and tenant selection in low rent housing projects.
(a) It is declared to be the policy of this state that each housing authority shall manage
and operate its low rent housing projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix
the rentals for dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with its providing
decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and that no
housing authority shall construct or operate any such project for profit, or as a source of
revenue of the city or town. To this end a housing authority shall fix the rentals for such
dwellings in its low rent housing projects at no higher rates than it shall find to be necessary
in order to produce revenues which, together with all other available moneys, revenues, income,
and receipts of such authority from whatever sources derived, including federal financial
assistance necessary to maintain the low rent character of the...
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24-1-27
Section 24-1-27 Powers and duties of authority. (a) An authority shall constitute a public
body and a body corporate and politic exercising public powers, and having all the powers
necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this article,
including the following powers in addition to others granted in this article: (1) To investigate
into living, dwelling and housing conditions and into the means and methods of improving such
conditions. (2) To determine where unsafe or unsanitary dwelling, public school or housing
conditions exist. (3) To study and make recommendations concerning the plan of any city located
within its boundaries in relation to the problem of clearing, replanning, and reconstruction
of areas in which unsafe or unsanitary dwelling, public school, or housing conditions exist,
and the provision of dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and to cooperate with
any city or regional planning agency. (4) To prepare, carry out,...
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24-1-66
Section 24-1-66 Powers and duties of authority generally. (a) An authority shall constitute
a public body and a body corporate and politic exercising public powers, and having all the
powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of
this article, including the following powers in addition to others granted in this article:
(1) To investigate into living, dwelling, and housing conditions and into the means and methods
of improving such conditions; (2) To determine where unsafe or unsanitary dwelling, public
school, or housing conditions exist; (3) To study and make recommendations concerning the
plan of the county in relation to the problem of clearing, replanning, and reconstruction
of areas in which unsafe or unsanitary dwelling, public school, or housing conditions exist,
and the provision of dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and to cooperate with
the county or any regional planning agency; (4) To prepare, carry out, and...
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24-1A-2
Section 24-1A-2 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and others
evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, in the absence of clear implication otherwise,
have the following respective meanings: (1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation and instrumentality
of the state organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (2) AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.
Bonds or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America or the state;
interest bearing bank and savings and loan association deposits; obligations of any agency
of the United States of America; any obligations in which a state chartered savings and loan
association may invest its funds; any agreement to repurchase any of the foregoing; or any
combination thereof. (3) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the authority. (4)
BONDS. Bonds or other securities representing an obligation to pay money. (5) ELIGIBLE HOUSING
UNIT. Real and personal properties located in the state...
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24-1-61
Section 24-1-61 Definitions. The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this article
shall have the following respective meaning, unless a different meaning clearly appears from
the context: (1) AUTHORITY or HOUSING AUTHORITY. A public body organized as a body corporate
and politic in accordance with the provisions of this article for the purposes, with the powers
and subject to the restrictions set forth in this article. (2) COUNTY. All of the county except
that portion which lies within the territorial boundaries of any city or incorporated town.
(3) COUNTY COMMISSION. The governing body of any county. (4) HOUSING COMMISSIONER. One of
the members of an authority appointed in accordance with the provisions of this article. (5)
GOVERNMENT. Such term shall include the state and federal governments and any subdivision,
agency, or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them. (6) STATE. The State
of Alabama. (7) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Such term shall include the...
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