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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78251</law_id><section_number>15.2-959</section_number><catch_line>Housing research</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">General Powers of Local Governments</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Additional Powers</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> which does not have a redevelopment and housing authority as authorized by Chapter 1 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Title of chapter" href="/36-1/">36-1</a> et seq.) of Title 36, shall be authorized to engage in research, studies, and experimentation in housing alternatives, including the rehabilitation of existing housing stock and the construction of additional housing.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 862, &#xA7; 15.1-37.3:9; 1993, c. 791; 1995, c. 393; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
