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A municipality shall have the same powers to furnish financial and other assistance to such housing authority exercising its powers within such municipality under this section as though the municipality were within the area of operation of such authority.\n\t\tNo governing body of a municipality shall adopt a resolution as provided in this section declaring that there is a need for the housing authority (other than a housing authority established by such municipality) to exercise its powers within such municipality, unless a public hearing has first been held by such governing body and unless such governing body shall have found in substantially the following terms: (a) that insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in such municipality or that there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such municipality available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford; and (b) that these conditions can be best remedied through the exercise of the aforesaid housing authority’s powers within the territorial boundaries of such municipality; provided that such findings shall not have the effect of establishing an authority for any such municipality under \u00a7 36-4 nor of thereafter preventing such municipality from establishing an authority or joining in the creation of a consolidated housing authority or the increase of the area of operation of a consolidated housing authority. The clerk of the city or other municipality shall give notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing at least seven days prior to the date on which the hearing is to be held, in a newspaper published in such municipality, or if there is no newspaper published in such municipality, then in a newspaper published in the Commonwealth and having a general circulation in such municipality. Upon the date fixed for such public hearing an opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents of such municipality and to all other interested persons.\n\t\tDuring the time that, pursuant to these findings, the aforesaid housing authority has outstanding (or is under contract to issue) any evidences of indebtedness for a project within the municipality, no other housing authority may undertake a project within such municipality without the consent of the housing authority which has such outstanding indebtedness or obligation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254911,"text":"In addition to its other powers, any housing authority may exercise any or all of its powers within the territorial boundaries of any municipality not included in the area of operation of such housing authority, for the purpose of planning, undertaking, financing, rehabilitating, constructing and operating a housing project or projects or a multi-family residential building or buildings within such municipality; provided that a resolution shall have been adopted (a) by the governing body of such municipality in which the housing authority is to exercise its powers and (b) by the authority of such municipality (if one has been theretofore established by such municipality and authorized to exercise its powers therein) declaring that there is a need for the aforesaid housing authority to exercise its powers within such municipality. A municipality shall have the same powers to furnish financial and other assistance to such housing authority exercising its powers within such municipality under this section as though the municipality were within the area of operation of such authority.\n\t\tNo governing body of a municipality shall adopt a resolution as provided in this section declaring that there is a need for the housing authority (other than a housing authority established by such municipality) to exercise its powers within such municipality, unless a public hearing has first been held by such governing body and unless such governing body shall have found in substantially the following terms: (a) that insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in such municipality or that there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such municipality available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford; and (b) that these conditions can be best remedied through the exercise of the aforesaid housing authority’s powers within the territorial boundaries of such municipality; provided that such findings shall not have the effect of establishing an authority for any such municipality under \u00a7 36-4 nor of thereafter preventing such municipality from establishing an authority or joining in the creation of a consolidated housing authority or the increase of the area of operation of a consolidated housing authority. The clerk of the city or other municipality shall give notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing at least seven days prior to the date on which the hearing is to be held, in a newspaper published in such municipality, or if there is no newspaper published in such municipality, then in a newspaper published in the Commonwealth and having a general circulation in such municipality. Upon the date fixed for such public hearing an opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents of such municipality and to all other interested persons.\n\t\tDuring the time that, pursuant to these findings, the aforesaid housing authority has outstanding (or is under contract to issue) any evidences of indebtedness for a project within the municipality, no other housing authority may undertake a project within such municipality without the consent of the housing authority which has such outstanding indebtedness or obligation.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14045,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Powers of Authority","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13338,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:41","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:41","permalink":{"id":208365,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14045,"identifier":"3","token":"36\/1\/3","url":"\/36\/1\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13338,"edition_id":1,"name":"Housing Authorities Law","identifier":"1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12779,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:40","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:40","permalink":{"id":208259,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13338,"identifier":"1","token":"36\/1","url":"\/36\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12779,"edition_id":1,"name":"Housing","identifier":"36","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":208257,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12779,"identifier":"36","token":"36","url":"\/36\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":83308,"structure_id":14045,"section_number":"36-19","catch_line":"Enumeration of powers","url":"\/36-19\/","token":"36\/1\/3\/36-19","metadata":false},{"id":83656,"structure_id":14045,"section_number":"36-19.1","catch_line":"Special provisions; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1984, chapter 350; in 2023, chapters 506<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":75876,"section_number":"36-4","catch_line":"Creation of redevelopment and housing authorities","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-4\/"}],"permalink":{"id":208407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70663,"identifier":"36-23","token":"36\/1\/3\/36-23","url":"\/36-23\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-23\/","token":"36\/1\/3\/36-23","dublin_core":{"Title":"Housing authority operations in other municipalities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-23","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to its other powers, any housing authority<\/span> may exercise any or all of its powers within the territorial boundaries of any municipality<\/span> not included in the area of operation<\/span> of such housing authority<\/span>, for the purpose of planning, undertaking, financing, rehabilitating, constructing and operating a housing project<\/span> or projects or a multi-family residential building or buildings within such municipality<\/span>; provided that a resolution shall have been adopted (a) by the governing body of such municipality<\/span> in which the housing authority<\/span> is to exercise its powers and (b) by the authority of such municipality<\/span> (if one has been theretofore established by such municipality<\/span> and authorized to exercise its powers therein) declaring that there is a need for the aforesaid housing authority<\/span> to exercise its powers within such municipality<\/span>. A municipality<\/span> shall have the same powers to furnish financial and other assistance to such housing authority<\/span> exercising its powers within such municipality<\/span> under this section as though the municipality<\/span> were within the area of operation<\/span> of such authority.\n\t\tNo governing body of a municipality<\/span> shall adopt a resolution as provided in this section declaring that there is a need for the housing authority<\/span> (other than a housing authority<\/span> established by such municipality<\/span>) to exercise its powers within such municipality<\/span>, unless a public hearing<\/span> has first been held by such governing body and unless such governing body shall have found in substantially the following terms: (a) that insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in such municipality<\/span> or that there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such municipality<\/span> available to persons of low income<\/span> at rentals they can afford; and (b) that these conditions can be best remedied through the exercise of the aforesaid housing authority<\/span>’s powers within the territorial boundaries of such municipality<\/span>; provided that such findings<\/span> shall not have the effect of establishing an authority for any such municipality<\/span> under \u00a7 36-4<\/a> nor of thereafter preventing such municipality<\/span> from establishing an authority or joining in the creation of a consolidated housing authority<\/span> or the increase of the area of operation<\/span> of a consolidated housing authority<\/span>. The clerk<\/span> of the city<\/span> or other municipality<\/span> shall give notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing<\/span> at least seven days prior to the date on which the hearing<\/span> is to be held, in a newspaper published in such municipality<\/span>, or if there is no newspaper published in such municipality<\/span>, then in a newspaper published in the Commonwealth and having a general circulation in such municipality<\/span>. Upon the date fixed for such public hearing<\/span> an opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents of such municipality<\/span> and to all other interested persons.\n\t\tDuring the time that, pursuant to these findings<\/span>, the aforesaid housing authority<\/span> has outstanding (or is under contract<\/span> to issue<\/span>) any evidences<\/span> of indebtedness for a project within the municipality<\/span>, no other housing authority<\/span> may undertake a project within such municipality<\/span> without the consent of the housing authority<\/span> which has such outstanding indebtedness or obligation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOUSING AUTHORITY OPERATIONS IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES (\u00a7 36-23)\n\nIn addition to its other powers, any housing authority may exercise any or all\nof its powers within the territorial boundaries of any municipality not included\nin the area of operation of such housing authority, for the purpose of planning,\nundertaking, financing, rehabilitating, constructing and operating a housing\nproject or projects or a multi-family residential building or buildings within\nsuch municipality; provided that a resolution shall have been adopted (a) by the\ngoverning body of such municipality in which the housing authority is to\nexercise its powers and (b) by the authority of such municipality (if one has\nbeen theretofore established by such municipality and authorized to exercise its\npowers therein) declaring that there is a need for the aforesaid housing\nauthority to exercise its powers within such municipality. A municipality shall\nhave the same powers to furnish financial and other assistance to such housing\nauthority exercising its powers within such municipality under this section as\nthough the municipality were within the area of operation of such authority.\n\t\tNo governing body of a municipality shall adopt a resolution as provided in\nthis section declaring that there is a need for the housing authority (other\nthan a housing authority established by such municipality) to exercise its\npowers within such municipality, unless a public hearing has first been held by\nsuch governing body and unless such governing body shall have found in\nsubstantially the following terms: (a) that insanitary or unsafe inhabited\ndwelling accommodations exist in such municipality or that there is a shortage\nof safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such municipality available to\npersons of low income at rentals they can afford; and (b) that these conditions\ncan be best remedied through the exercise of the aforesaid housing\nauthority’s powers within the territorial boundaries of such municipality;\nprovided that such findings shall not have the effect of establishing an\nauthority for any such municipality under \u00a7 36-4 nor of thereafter preventing\nsuch municipality from establishing an authority or joining in the creation of a\nconsolidated housing authority or the increase of the area of operation of a\nconsolidated housing authority. The clerk of the city or other municipality\nshall give notice of the time, place and purpose of the public hearing at least\nseven days prior to the date on which the hearing is to be held, in a newspaper\npublished in such municipality, or if there is no newspaper published in such\nmunicipality, then in a newspaper published in the Commonwealth and having a\ngeneral circulation in such municipality. Upon the date fixed for such public\nhearing an opportunity to be heard shall be granted to all residents of such\nmunicipality and to all other interested persons.\n\t\tDuring the time that, pursuant to these findings, the aforesaid housing\nauthority has outstanding (or is under contract to issue) any evidences of\nindebtedness for a project within the municipality, no other housing authority\nmay undertake a project within such municipality without the consent of the\nhousing authority which has such outstanding indebtedness or obligation.\n\nHISTORY: 1942, p. 324; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 3145(41); 1984, c. 350; 2023, cc.\n506, 507.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}