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Except as otherwise provided herein, a regional housing authority<\/span> and the commissioners thereof shall, within the area of operation<\/span> of such regional housing authority<\/span>, have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, privileges<\/span>, immunities and limitations provided for housing authorities created for cities or counties and the commissioners of such housing authorities, and all the provisions of law<\/span> applicable to housing authorities created for cities or counties and the commissioners of such authorities shall be applicable to regional housing authorities and the commissioners thereof; provided, that for such purposes, the term “mayor” or “governing body” as used in this Housing Authorities Law<\/span> shall be construed as meaning “board of supervisors,” unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context; and provided further that a regional housing authority<\/span>, with respect to housing projects<\/span> for farmers of low income<\/span>, shall not be subject to the limitations provided in clause (c) of \u00a7 36-22<\/a>. A regional housing authority<\/span> shall have power to select any appropriate corporate name.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (\u00a7 36-46)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided herein, a regional housing authority and the\ncommissioners thereof shall, within the area of operation of such regional\nhousing authority, have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, privileges,\nimmunities and limitations provided for housing authorities created for cities\nor counties and the commissioners of such housing authorities, and all the\nprovisions of law applicable to housing authorities created for cities or\ncounties and the commissioners of such authorities shall be applicable to\nregional housing authorities and the commissioners thereof; provided, that for\nsuch purposes, the term “mayor” or “governing body” as\nused in this Housing Authorities Law shall be construed as meaning “board\nof supervisors,” unless a different meaning clearly appears from the\ncontext; and provided further that a regional housing authority, with respect to\nhousing projects for farmers of low income, shall not be subject to the\nlimitations provided in clause (c) of \u00a7 36-22. A regional housing authority\nshall have power to select any appropriate corporate name.\n\nHISTORY: 1942, p. 322; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 3145(4g).","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}}