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Tlorth Carolina General.Assembly - [ S 708 vc ]SENATE BILL 708 http://www.ncgastate.nc.us/htm1199.../ra6fied/senatelsbi10708.fi <br />GENERAL A55EMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />SESSION 1999 <br />SESSION LAW 1999-366 <br />SENATE BILL 708 <br />AN ACT ALLOWING COUNTIES TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR <br />PERSONS OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME. <br />The Genera]. Assembly of North Carolina enacts: <br />Section 1. The General Assembly finds and declares <br />that the purpose of this act is to provide authority for counties <br />in North Carolina to ,provide funds for residential housing <br />construction, new or rehabilitated, and to provide for the sale <br />or rental of housing to persons and families of low and moderate <br />income. The General Assembly finds and declares that there <br />exists in counties in the State a serious shortage of decent, <br />safe, and sanitary residential housing available at low prices ar <br />rentals to persons and families of low and moderate income. This <br />shortage is inimical to the health, safety, welfare, and <br />prosperity of all residents of the State and to the sound growth <br />of North Carolina communities.. <br />Section 2. Part 5 of Article 18 of Chapter 153A of the <br />General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: <br />"~__-___.1.538-3.78_.. ,,,~Qw- and moderate-inc,~e housing <br />programs. . <br />In____addition to the p2wers granted ley G S. 153A-376 and <br />~._S ~5~~3_7_7 _ any noun y is, au hors zed tc ~~x_ercise,,,,~e_ fQ11 n~u;.ng <br />nowers• <br />r ~Z T a n to <br />expend__,~i,}~yrLs for resident1,~,1 housing constr»ction, new ,~ <br />x'e.htabilitated.,, for sa,~,e or rental to persons aD,r~.famili,ws of <br />,low, an~_ moderate income. Any board of ,commissioners max <br />c_oA.tract_with„~ny__nerg associa _7 nor cornoraticD,., to <br />implemer}t„_~~e provisions Qf this , ~~divis~,r~n _ <br />~ To acQt~~,~eal p~Qperty~y volun~~~xv <br />purchase fro,, the own~rs_ to be dev~?lc~~p_r~ ~y~~e coLntZr or t~ <br />_ bQ us~:~,~y the_ county to p~c'Zpide af__~,~ ad~ble ,,,~.ousinq„_ to <br />__ p~,,gQns of low arld mo_ d_ er P_ 3n~cme . <br />~~. r <br />established by„ the_ cO~y1-~~J conveyr DrOp~,~t~Y~y ,_Briva _? <br />sale ,;,,_,>r:Q~~y ,_„g~lic or private entry t<~~-~prdv; des <br />afforda}l~~ housing to ~Arssnns Qf low or moderate ingpme. <br />The county, ,,,tea a]~,~rlclude_,~s part' of any_,.,, .such Q_ nv yang <br />_ _ fi~Qv~D,~ts _or s~nditiorl., that,,,_;assurP the pro~~.rty will be <br />developed by the entity f,~~ sales nr le~,,~_e to persons of low <br />or moderate, ncome. <br />141. 1 r _y~~ocedur~s arl,~, stan,~ <br />es_t.ablisl~,~r~ by the „coup y,, to convey__res~ ~Pnti~.~nrop~~y bv. <br />_ .private sale,,,,, to ersons of low or moderate _,~ncomQ„ in <br />ac~Qr~,ance with G. S . „160A-267 and fly terms, ,and c ditions <br />_ _ th~~ the board of comrr~~sion,~rs may determi~g~" <br />.Section 3. G.S. 153A-149(c) is amended by adding a new <br />subdivision to read: <br />"1.5b) ~ 1 ing __-_- To undg~~~ke_ hQ~,~,sina <br />