36-46 - Powers of regional housing authority. - Virginia Statutes

§ 36-46. Powers of regional housing authority.

Except as otherwise provided herein, a regional housing authority and thecommissioners thereof shall, within the area of operation of such regionalhousing authority, have the same functions, rights, powers, duties,privileges, immunities and limitations provided for housing authoritiescreated for cities or counties and the commissioners of such housingauthorities, and all the provisions of law applicable to housing authoritiescreated for cities or counties and the commissioners of such authoritiesshall be applicable to regional housing authorities and the commissionersthereof; provided, that for such purposes, the term "mayor" or "governingbody" as used in this Housing Authorities Law shall be construed as meaning"board of supervisors," unless a different meaning clearly appears from thecontext; and provided further that a regional housing authority, with respectto housing projects for farmers of low income, shall not be subject to thelimitations provided in clause (c) of § 36-22. A regional housing authorityshall have power to select any appropriate corporate name.

(1942, p. 322; Michie Code 1942, § 3145(4g).)