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7-8-101. Authorized.

(a) Any county having a metropolitan form of government may establish a housing trust fund for the purposes set out in this chapter, to be administered by the housing development agency of such county (herein referred to as agency) in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The cost of administering this fund shall be borne by the agency out of its administrative budget.

(b) The funds provided for by this chapter shall be used to provide low income persons with safe and affordable housing. Funds shall be loaned, or grants made available, from the housing trust fund for programs to include, but not be limited to, the following: bi-weekly mortgages; rehabilitation loans for substantial rehabilitation of existing residential real property; weatherization for existing single family residences, which shall be mandatory after the qualified individual has received assistance three (3) times from a low income energy program in the county; land acquisition in redevelopment areas; interest buy-down to enable a qualified individual to purchase a residence; and homeless shelters.

[Acts 1987, ch. 411, § 1.]

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7-8-101. Authorized.

(a) Any county having a metropolitan form of government may establish a housing trust fund for the purposes set out in this chapter, to be administered by the housing development agency of such county (herein referred to as agency) in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The cost of administering this fund shall be borne by the agency out of its administrative budget.

(b) The funds provided for by this chapter shall be used to provide low income persons with safe and affordable housing. Funds shall be loaned, or grants made available, from the housing trust fund for programs to include, but not be limited to, the following: bi-weekly mortgages; rehabilitation loans for substantial rehabilitation of existing residential real property; weatherization for existing single family residences, which shall be mandatory after the qualified individual has received assistance three (3) times from a low income energy program in the county; land acquisition in redevelopment areas; interest buy-down to enable a qualified individual to purchase a residence; and homeless shelters.

[Acts 1987, ch. 411, § 1.]

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7-8-101. Authorized.

(a) Any county having a metropolitan form of government may establish a housing trust fund for the purposes set out in this chapter, to be administered by the housing development agency of such county (herein referred to as agency) in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The cost of administering this fund shall be borne by the agency out of its administrative budget.

(b) The funds provided for by this chapter shall be used to provide low income persons with safe and affordable housing. Funds shall be loaned, or grants made available, from the housing trust fund for programs to include, but not be limited to, the following: bi-weekly mortgages; rehabilitation loans for substantial rehabilitation of existing residential real property; weatherization for existing single family residences, which shall be mandatory after the qualified individual has received assistance three (3) times from a low income energy program in the county; land acquisition in redevelopment areas; interest buy-down to enable a qualified individual to purchase a residence; and homeless shelters.

[Acts 1987, ch. 411, § 1.]