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Any county<\/span>, city<\/span> or town<\/span>, for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects<\/span> located within such county<\/span>, city<\/span> or town<\/span>, may:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant easements, licenses or any other rights or privileges<\/span> therein to any such housing authority<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of such county<\/span>, city<\/span> or town<\/span>; make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances<\/span>; any city<\/span> or town<\/span> also may change its map; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

e.<\/span> Cause services to be furnished to the housing authority<\/span> of the character which such county<\/span>, city<\/span> or town<\/span> is otherwise empowered to furnish; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

f.<\/span> Enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by such county<\/span>, city<\/span> or town<\/span> of its powers relating to the repair, elimination or closing of unsafe, insanitary or unfit dwellings; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

g.<\/span> Purchase any of the bonds<\/span><\/span> of a housing authority<\/span> or legally invest in such bonds<\/span><\/span> any funds belonging to or within the control of such county<\/span>, city<\/span> or town<\/span>, and exercise all of the rights of any holder of such bonds<\/span><\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

h.<\/span> Do any and all things, necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of such housing projects<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

i.<\/span> Enter into agreements with a housing authority<\/span> respecting action to be taken by such county<\/span>, city<\/span> or town<\/span> pursuant to any of the powers granted by this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOOPERATION IN UNDERTAKING HOUSING PROJECTS (\u00a7 36-6)\n\nAny county, city or town, for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the\nplanning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects located\nwithin such county, city or town, may:\n\na. Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant\neasements, licenses or any other rights or privileges therein to any such\nhousing authority;\n\nb. Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer\nor drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to\nundertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects;\n\nc. Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan\nstreets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places which it is\notherwise empowered to undertake;\n\nd. Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of such county, city or town; make\nexceptions from building regulations and ordinances; any city or town also may\nchange its map;\n\ne. Cause services to be furnished to the housing authority of the character\nwhich such county, city or town is otherwise empowered to furnish;\n\nf. Enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by such county, city or\ntown of its powers relating to the repair, elimination or closing of unsafe,\ninsanitary or unfit dwellings;\n\ng. Purchase any of the bonds of a housing authority or legally invest in such\nbonds any funds belonging to or within the control of such county, city or town,\nand exercise all of the rights of any holder of such bonds;\n\nh. Do any and all things, necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the\nplanning, undertaking, construction or operation of such housing projects;\n\ni. Enter into agreements with a housing authority respecting action to be taken\nby such county, city or town pursuant to any of the powers granted by this\nchapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1938, p. 457; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 3145(21).","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}}