The state?s Housing Authority Law authorizes the establishment of local public housing authorities (PHA) in every city and county within the state. A PHA must be activated by a resolution of the governing body of a city or county, and a PHA's boundaries are coextensive with the creating city or county, unless established as a joint housing authority.
The legislative authorities of one or more counties and the legislative authorities of any city or cities within one or more counties may authorize a joint housing authority by ordinance. The ordinances creating a joint housing authority must prescribe:
The area of operation of a joint housing authority is the combined areas of the housing authorities created in each city and county authorizing the joint housing authority.
PHAs primarily serve as a conduit for federally funded housing programs, such as tenant-based vouchers and publicly owned housing. PHAs also own and operate other rental housing, such as emergency and transitional housing, senior housing, and properties funded through low-income housing tax credits. The PHAs have no taxing authority.
Legislative authorities that have created housing authorities may form a joint housing authority with two or more city governments without county legislative authority authorization. The ordinances creating a joint housing authority must provide:
Unless a delayed date is specified in the ordinances, the creation of, or conversion to, a joint housing authority will take effect upon the latest effective date of the ordinances providing for its creation.
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