Chapter 8 Department of Housing and Community Development

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:
  • §36-131 Definitions
  • §36-132 Creation of Department; appointment of Director
  • §36-132.1 Commission on Local Government
  • §36-133 Director to supervise Department
  • §36-134 General powers of Director
  • §36-135 Board of Housing and Community Development; members; terms; chairman; appointment of ad hoc committee
  • §36-136 Meetings of Board
  • §36-137 Powers and duties of Board; appointment of Building Code Academy Advisory Committee
  • §36-138 Repealed
  • §36-139 Powers and duties of Director
  • §36-139.01 Department to develop form; smoke alarms in rental units
  • §36-139.02 Translation of forms and documents
  • §36-139.1 Sale of real property for housing demonstration projects
  • §36-139.10 (Effective January 1, 2026) Department of Housing and Community Development consolidated report
  • §36-139.2 Repealed
  • §36-139.5 Power to enter into agreements with owners of housing developments eligible for federal low-income housing credits
  • §36-139.5:1 Eligibility for Industrial Site Development Program
  • §36-139.6 Additional powers and duties of Director; oversight of planning district commissions
  • §36-139.7 Boundaries of planning districts
  • §36-139.8 Repealed
  • §36-139.9 Local housing policy; report to Department
  • §36-140 Repealed
  • §36-140.01 Virginia Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and Program; report