2020 Georgia Code
Title 8 - Buildings and Housing
Chapter 3 - Housing Generally
Article 3 - Office of Housing

- Urban residential finance authorities for municipalities of 400,000 or more in population, § 36-41-1 et seq.

- Ga. L. 1991, p. 1653, § 1-1, effective July 1, 1991, repealed the Code sections formerly codified as this article and enacted the current article. The former unit consisted of §§ 8-3-170 to8-3-176,8-3-176.1,8-3-177 to8-3-189 (Part 1),8-3-190,8-3-190.1,8-3-191 to8-3-193,8-3-193.1,8-3-194 to8-3-198 (Part 2), and8-3-199 and8-3-199.1 (Part 3) and was based on Ga. L. 1974, p. 975, §§ 1-17; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1651, §§ 1-29; Ga. L. 1976, p. 651, § 6; Ga. L. 1977, p. 259, §§ 1-8; Ga. L. 1977, p. 603, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1541, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1543, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1266, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 351, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1269, §§ 1-11; Ga. L. 1981, p. 718, §§ 1-9; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 8; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1716, §§ 1-13; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1813, §§ 1, 2, 32-35; Ga. L. 1982, p. 2228, §§ 3, 6; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 6; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1228, §§ 1-10; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 8; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1374, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 8; Ga. L. 1985, p. 818, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1121, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 344, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 899, §§ 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 8; Ga. L. 1987, p. 234, §§ 1-9; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1550, §§ 1-6; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 8; Ga. L. 1989, p. 792, §§ 1-6; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 8(2); Ga. L. 1990, p. 45, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1039, §§ 1-11; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2024, § 1. For present provisions governing the Housing and Finance Authority, see § 50-26-1 et seq.

Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 8, and Ga. L. 1991, p. 391, §§ 1, 2, amended former Code Section 8-3-170 prior to its repeal by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1653, § 1-1.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Constitutionality.

- Former Georgia Residential Finance Authority Act was not unconstitutional on the ground that the state may not make loans since the funds used to carry out the purposes of the authority were derived from the sale of the authority's revenue bonds, and was thus private, not public, money. Rich v. State, 237 Ga. 291, 227 S.E.2d 761 (1976).

Former Georgia Residential Finance Authority Act was a valid exercise of the police power by the General Assembly pursuant to a legitimate public purpose, namely, the promotion of housing for low and moderate income families and the stimulation of the housing market. Rich v. State, 237 Ga. 291, 227 S.E.2d 761 (1976).

Former Georgia Residential Finance Authority Act was not void as being an illegal delegation of legislative power to the authority. Rich v. State, 237 Ga. 291, 227 S.E.2d 761 (1976).

Georgia Residential Finance Authority Act did not violate the provisions of the Revenue Bond Law (see now O.C.G.A. Art. 3, Ch. 82, T. 36) in not presenting an allowable undertaking under that law. Rich v. State, 237 Ga. 291, 227 S.E.2d 761 (1976).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Georgia Residential Finance Authority constitutes public housing agency as defined in 42 U.S.C.

§ 1437a. - Former Georgia Residential Finance Authority was a public housing agency as defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. § 1437a(6) (now 42 U.S.C. § 1437a(b)(6)), and was empowered to participate in the section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program created by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f(a). 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-61.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Home Owners' Loan Act, 110 A.L.R. 250; 121 A.L.R. 117; 125 A.L.R. 809.