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Upon the adoption of such resolutions, the county housing authority created for each such additional county shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing a deed to the regional housing authority as hereinafter provided; provided, however, that such resolutions shall not be adopted if there is a county housing authority created for any such additional county which has any obligations outstanding unless first, all obligees of any such county housing authority and parties to the contracts, bonds, notes, and other obligations of any such county housing authority consent in writing to the substitution of such regional housing authority in lieu of such county housing authority on all such contracts, bonds, notes, or other obligations; and second, the commissioners of such county housing authority adopt a resolution consenting to the transfer of all the rights, contracts, obligations, and property, real and personal, of such county housing authority to such regional housing authority as hereinafter provided; and provided further that when the above two conditions are complied with and the area of operation of such regional housing authority is increased to include such additional county, as hereinabove provided, all rights, contracts, agreements, obligations, and property of such county housing authority shall be in the name of and vest in such regional housing authority, all obligations of such county housing authority shall be the obligations of such regional housing authority and all rights and remedies of any person against such county housing authority may be asserted, enforced, and prosecuted against such regional housing authority to the same extent as they might have been asserted, enforced, and prosecuted against such county housing authority.\n\t\tWhen any real property of a county housing authority vests in a regional housing authority as provided above, the county housing authority shall execute a deed of such property to the regional housing authority which thereupon shall file such deed in the office provided for the filing of deeds, provided that nothing contained in this sentence shall affect the vesting of property in the regional housing authority as provided above.\n\t\tThe board of supervisors of each of the counties in the regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority and the board of supervisors of each such additional county or counties shall by resolution declare that there is need for the inclusion of such county or counties in the area of operation of the regional housing authority, if (a) the board of supervisors of each such additional county or counties finds that insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in such county or there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such county available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford and (b) the board of supervisors of each of the counties then included in the area of operation of the regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority and the board of supervisors of each such additional county or counties find that the regional housing authority would be a more efficient or economical administrative unit to carry out the purposes of this Housing Authorities Law if the area of operation of the regional housing authority is increased to include such additional county or counties.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266084,"text":"The area of operation of a regional housing authority shall be increased from time to time to include one or more additional contiguous counties not already within a regional housing authority if the board of supervisors of each of the counties then included in the area of operation of such regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority and the board of supervisors of each such additional county or counties each adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for the inclusion of such additional county or counties in the area of operation of such regional housing authority. Upon the adoption of such resolutions, the county housing authority created for each such additional county shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing a deed to the regional housing authority as hereinafter provided; provided, however, that such resolutions shall not be adopted if there is a county housing authority created for any such additional county which has any obligations outstanding unless first, all obligees of any such county housing authority and parties to the contracts, bonds, notes, and other obligations of any such county housing authority consent in writing to the substitution of such regional housing authority in lieu of such county housing authority on all such contracts, bonds, notes, or other obligations; and second, the commissioners of such county housing authority adopt a resolution consenting to the transfer of all the rights, contracts, obligations, and property, real and personal, of such county housing authority to 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The area of operation<\/span> of a regional housing authority<\/span> shall be increased from time to time to include one or more additional contiguous counties not already within a regional housing authority<\/span> if the board of supervisors of each of the counties then included in the area of operation<\/span> of such regional housing authority<\/span>, the commissioners of the regional housing authority<\/span> and the board of supervisors of each such additional county<\/span> or counties each adopt a resolution declaring that there is a need for the inclusion of such additional county<\/span> or counties in the area of operation<\/span> of such regional housing authority<\/span>. Upon the adoption of such resolutions, the county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> created for each such additional county<\/span> shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing a deed to the regional housing authority<\/span> as hereinafter provided; provided, however, that such resolutions shall not be adopted if there is a county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> created for any such additional county<\/span> which has any obligations outstanding unless first, all obligees<\/span> of any such county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> and parties to the contracts<\/span>, bonds<\/span><\/span>, notes, and other obligations of any such county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> consent in writing to the substitution of such regional housing authority<\/span> in lieu of such county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> on all such contracts<\/span>, bonds<\/span><\/span>, notes, or other obligations; and second, the commissioners of such county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> adopt a resolution consenting to the transfer of all the rights, contracts<\/span>, obligations, and property, real and personal, of such county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> to such regional housing authority<\/span> as hereinafter provided; and provided further that when the above two conditions are complied with and the area of operation<\/span> of such regional housing authority<\/span> is increased to include such additional county<\/span>, as hereinabove provided, all rights, contracts<\/span>, agreements, obligations, and property of such county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> shall be in the name of and vest in such regional housing authority<\/span>, all obligations of such county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> shall be the obligations of such regional housing authority<\/span> and all rights and remedies of any person against such county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> may be asserted, enforced, and prosecuted against such regional housing authority<\/span> to the same extent as they might have been asserted, enforced, and prosecuted against such county<\/span> housing authority<\/span>.\n\t\tWhen any real property<\/span> of a county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> vests in a regional housing authority<\/span> as provided above, the county<\/span> housing authority<\/span> shall execute a deed of such property to the regional housing authority<\/span> which thereupon shall file such deed in the office provided for the filing of deeds, provided that nothing contained in this sentence shall affect the vesting of property in the regional housing authority<\/span> as provided above.\n\t\tThe board of supervisors of each of the counties in the regional housing authority<\/span>, the commissioners of the regional housing authority<\/span> and the board of supervisors of each such additional county<\/span> or counties shall by resolution declare that there is need for the inclusion of such county<\/span> or counties in the area of operation<\/span> of the regional housing authority<\/span>, if (a) the board of supervisors of each such additional county<\/span> or counties finds that insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in such county<\/span> or there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such county<\/span> available to persons of low income<\/span> at rentals they can afford and (b) the board of supervisors of each of the counties then included in the area of operation<\/span> of the regional housing authority<\/span>, the commissioners of the regional housing authority<\/span> and the board of supervisors of each such additional county<\/span> or counties find that the regional housing authority<\/span> would be a more efficient or economical administrative unit to carry out the purposes of this Housing Authorities Law<\/span> if the area of operation<\/span> of the regional housing authority<\/span> is increased to include such additional county<\/span> or counties.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINCREASING AREA OF OPERATION OF REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (\u00a7 36-41)\n\nThe area of operation of a regional housing authority shall be increased from\ntime to time to include one or more additional contiguous counties not already\nwithin a regional housing authority if the board of supervisors of each of the\ncounties then included in the area of operation of such regional housing\nauthority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority and the board of\nsupervisors of each such additional county or counties each adopt a resolution\ndeclaring that there is a need for the inclusion of such additional county or\ncounties in the area of operation of such regional housing authority. Upon the\nadoption of such resolutions, the county housing authority created for each such\nadditional county shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its\naffairs and executing a deed to the regional housing authority as hereinafter\nprovided; provided, however, that such resolutions shall not be adopted if there\nis a county housing authority created for any such additional county which has\nany obligations outstanding unless first, all obligees of any such county\nhousing authority and parties to the contracts, bonds, notes, and other\nobligations of any such county housing authority consent in writing to the\nsubstitution of such regional housing authority in lieu of such county housing\nauthority on all such contracts, bonds, notes, or other obligations; and second,\nthe commissioners of such county housing authority adopt a resolution consenting\nto the transfer of all the rights, contracts, obligations, and property, real\nand personal, of such county housing authority to such regional housing\nauthority as hereinafter provided; and provided further that when the above two\nconditions are complied with and the area of operation of such regional housing\nauthority is increased to include such additional county, as hereinabove\nprovided, all rights, contracts, agreements, obligations, and property of such\ncounty housing authority shall be in the name of and vest in such regional\nhousing authority, all obligations of such county housing authority shall be the\nobligations of such regional housing authority and all rights and remedies of\nany person against such county housing authority may be asserted, enforced, and\nprosecuted against such regional housing authority to the same extent as they\nmight have been asserted, enforced, and prosecuted against such county housing\nauthority.\n\t\tWhen any real property of a county housing authority vests in a regional\nhousing authority as provided above, the county housing authority shall execute\na deed of such property to the regional housing authority which thereupon shall\nfile such deed in the office provided for the filing of deeds, provided that\nnothing contained in this sentence shall affect the vesting of property in the\nregional housing authority as provided above.\n\t\tThe board of supervisors of each of the counties in the regional housing\nauthority, the commissioners of the regional housing authority and the board of\nsupervisors of each such additional county or counties shall by resolution\ndeclare that there is need for the inclusion of such county or counties in the\narea of operation of the regional housing authority, if (a) the board of\nsupervisors of each such additional county or counties finds that insanitary or\nunsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in such county or there is a\nshortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such county available to\npersons of low income at rentals they can afford and (b) the board of\nsupervisors of each of the counties then included in the area of operation of\nthe regional housing authority, the commissioners of the regional housing\nauthority and the board of supervisors of each such additional county or\ncounties find that the regional housing authority would be a more efficient or\neconomical administrative unit to carry out the purposes of this Housing\nAuthorities Law if the area of operation of the regional housing authority is\nincreased to include such additional county or counties.\n\nHISTORY: 1942, p. 318; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 3145(4b).","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}}