PART II.  FEDERAL
LOW-INCOME HOUSING



 



[§356D-31]  Rentals and tenant selection. 
(a)  In the operation or management of federal public housing projects, the
authority (acting directly or by an agent or agents) at all times shall observe
the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant selection:



(1)  It may establish maximum limits of annual net
income for tenant selection in any public housing project, less such exemptions
as may be authorized by federal regulations pertaining to public housing.  The
authority may agree to conditions as to tenant eligibility or preference
required by the federal government pursuant to federal law in any contract for
financial assistance with the authority;



(2)  It may rent or lease the dwelling units therein
only at rentals within the financial reach of persons who lack the amount of
income that it determines to be necessary to obtain safe, sanitary, and
uncongested dwelling accommodations within the area of operation of the
authority and to provide an adequate standard of living; and



(3)  It may rent or lease to a tenant a dwelling
consisting of the number of rooms (but no greater number) that it deems
necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the proposed occupants
thereof, without overcrowding.



(b)  Nothing in this part shall be construed as
limiting the power of the authority to:



(1)  Vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a
default by the authority, to take possession of a public housing project or
cause the appointment of a receiver thereof, free from all the restrictions
imposed by this part with respect to rentals, tenant selection, manner of
operation, or otherwise; or



(2)  Vest in obligees the right, in the event of a
default by the authority, to acquire title to a public housing project or the
property mortgaged by the authority, free from all the restrictions imposed by
this part. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2]