§ 45-25-1 Short title
§ 45-25-2 Declaration of necessity
§ 45-25-3 Definitions
§ 45-25-4 Petition for establishment of authority – Notice of hearing
§ 45-25-5 Hearing on petition for establishment
§ 45-25-6 Denial of petition for establishment of authority
§ 45-25-7 Establishment and incorporation of authority
§ 45-25-8 Corporate powers of authority
§ 45-25-9 Certificate as evidence of incorporation
§ 45-25-10 Appointment and terms of commissioners – Compensation, organization, and personnel
§ 45-25-10.1 Present appointments unaffected
§ 45-25-10.2 City of Newport housing authority
§ 45-25-10.3 City of Cranston housing authority
§ 45-25-10.4 City of East Providence housing authority
§ 45-25-10.5 City of Woonsocket housing authority
§ 45-25-10.6 City of Pawtucket housing authority
§ 45-25-11 Validation of prior proceedings
§ 45-25-12 Compliance with laws and contractual obligations
§ 45-25-13 Interest of commissioners or employees in property
§ 45-25-14 Removal of commissioners from office
§ 45-25-15 Powers of authority enumerated
§ 45-25-15.1 Section 8 tenant based certificate and Section 8 rental voucher programs
§ 45-25-16 Compliance with federal wage requirements
§ 45-25-17 Low rent policy
§ 45-25-18 Tenant selection
§ 45-25-18.1 Adoption of rules and regulations
§ 45-25-18.2 Board of tenants’ affairs
§ 45-25-18.3 Membership of board
§ 45-25-18.4 Appointment of membership – Meetings – Rules – Quorum
§ 45-25-18.5 Compensation
§ 45-25-18.6 Power of board
§ 45-25-18.7 Hearings
§ 45-25-18.8 Termination
§ 45-25-18.9 Severability
§ 45-25-18.10 Housing for people who are elderly – Disabled veterans
§ 45-25-18.11 Housing for people who are elderly – Posting of disabilities – Enforcement by local fire authorities
§ 45-25-18.12 Housing for people who are elderly – Criminal records check
§ 45-25-19 Rental and tenant restrictions not binding on obligee on default
§ 45-25-20 Subjection to local building and planning regulations
§ 45-25-21 Exemption of low rate projects from ordinances
§ 45-25-22 Cooperation between authorities
§ 45-25-23 Acquisition of land for government project
§ 45-25-24 Power of state public bodies to cooperate in projects
§ 45-25-25 Loans by city to authority
§ 45-25-26 Resolution for action by state public body
§ 45-25-27 Powers supplemental
§ 45-25-28 Authority tax exempt
§ 45-25-29 Bonds and mortgages tax exempt
§ 45-25-30 Payments in lieu of local property tax
§ 45-25-31 Annual report
§ 45-25-32 Dissolution of authority
§ 45-25-33 Severability
§ 45-25-34 Employees of city housing authorities
§ 45-25-35 Indian housing authorities
§ 45-25-35.1 Powers of authority

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 45-25 - City Housing Authorities

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: include the several states and the territories of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-8
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.