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Committee approves bills to modernize municipal and county housing authority statutes
Summary
The State Government committee approved House Bills 90 and 91, which update municipal and county housing authority statutes dating to the 1930s to clarify borrowing, management and recording authority and to require county commission consent for certain recordings and tax abatements.
The State Government committee voted to approve House Bills 90 and 91, bills that update longstanding municipal and county housing authority statutes and clarify what housing authorities may do when partnering with developers.
The bills, presented together as mirror measures, were explained by David Ringelstein, an attorney who said the legislation modernizes statutory language dating to the 1930s so municipal and county housing authorities have clear authority to enter loans, manage projects and work with developers using housing tax credits.
"Long story short, this provides some clarification and cleanup to the housing authorities that are working with developers across the state," Ringelstein said. He said the measures were drafted for the Alabama Association of…
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