Indiana Code 36-7-18-41. Jurisdiction of authorities; shared jurisdiction
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a county housing authority has jurisdiction to exercise the powers granted by this chapter in all unincorporated areas of the county outside the jurisdiction of municipal housing authorities. However, the jurisdiction of a county housing authority may be expanded to include all or part of the jurisdiction of a municipal housing authority within the corporate boundaries of the municipality if the fiscal bodies of the county and of the municipality each adopt a resolution declaring a need for the county housing authority to exercise its powers within the jurisdiction of the municipal housing authority. Such a resolution may be adopted only after a public hearing, with notice of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing given by the fiscal body by publication in accordance with IC 5-3-1.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-18-41
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(1) within the county; and
(2) located within five (5) miles outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), the housing authority of a consolidated city has jurisdiction to exercise the powers granted by this chapter only in the area that was subject to its jurisdiction on December 31, 1969.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-4-8-5 part; 18-7-11-3(g); 18-7-11-5.5.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.45, SEC.34; P.L.52-2003, SEC.1.