2025 Code of Georgia
Title 8 - Buildings and Housing (Chs. 1 — 7)
Chapter 3 - Housing Generally (Arts. 1 — 6)
Article 1 - Housing Authorities (Pts. 1 — 6)

Annotations

Notes

Georgia L. 1937, p. 210, as amended, the basis for this article, has been the subject of a number of validating acts by which the General Assembly has “validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal” the establishment and organization of housing authorities; contracts and agreements entered into by housing authorities; actions with regard to the issuance of bonds; and various other specified actions taken by housing authorities prior to the date of each such validating act. See Ga. L. 1939, p. 126, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1951, p. 127, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1959, p. 141, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1962, p. 734, §§ 1-3; and Ga. L. 1971, p. 94, § 1. None of these validating acts is codified. However, these acts have been indicated in the history citations for the sections in this article to which they appear to relate most directly. See the history citations for Code Sections 8-3-4, 8-3-6, 8-3-30, 8-3-32, 8-3-33, 8-3-50, 8-3-51, 8-3-70, 8-3-71, 8-3-73, 8-3-74, 8-3-77, 8-3-79, 8-3-81, 8-3-100, 8-3-104, 8-3-105, 8-3-106, 8-3-107, 8-3-108, 8-3-109, 8-3-134, 8-3-136, and 8-3-137. For case construing 1939 validating act (Ga. L. 1939, p. 126, §§ 1-3), see Hogg v. City of Rome, 189 Ga. 298, 6 S. E.2d 48 (1939).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

As to constitutionality, see Williamson v. Housing Auth., 186 Ga. 673, 199 S. E. 43, 1938 Ga. LEXIS 684 (1938); Barber v. Housing Auth., 189 Ga. 155, 5 S. E.2d 425, 1939 Ga. LEXIS 666 (1939); Telford v. City of Gainesville, 208 Ga. 56, 65 S. E.2d 246, 1951 Ga. LEXIS 292 (1951); Howard v. Housing Auth., 220 Ga. 640, 140 S. E.2d 880, 1965 Ga. LEXIS 589 (1965).

Purpose of GA. L. 1937, p. 210 (see now O. C. G. A. § 8-3-1 et seq.) is to ratify and place a stamp of approval upon the past acts of the various housing authorities. The law does not have the effect of “updating” the housing authority laws. Oxford v. Housing Auth., 104 Ga. App. 797, 123 S. E.2d 175, 1961 Ga. App. LEXIS 805 (1961).

In proceedings under statute authority whereby a person may be deprived of that person’s property, the statute must be strictly pursued. Compliance with all the statute’s prerequisites must be shown. Cobb v. Housing Auth., 210 Ga. 676, 82 S. E.2d 848, 1954 Ga. LEXIS 441 (1954).

Taking or injuring of private property for public benefit is exercise of a high power and all conditions and limitations provided by law under which it may be done should be closely followed. Cobb v. Housing Auth., 210 Ga. 676, 82 S. E.2d 848, 1954 Ga. LEXIS 441 (1954).

Opinion Notes

Housing authorities are not exempt from the payment of state sales taxes upon purchases made by the housing authorities. 1952-53 Ga. Op. Att'y Gen. 476.

Research References & Practice Aids

Cooperation by cities, counties, and other governmental entities in aid of construction, operation, and other tasks of housing projects undertaken by municipal, county, and other governmental entities housing authorities, § 8-3-150 et seq.

For note, “The Legal Nature of Public Purpose Authorities: Governmental, Private, or Neither,” see 8 Ga. L. Rev. 680 (1974).

For article, “Tax-Exempt Financing of Section 8 Housing Projects,” see 15 Ga. St. B. J. 68 (1978).

40A Am. Jur. 2d, Housing Laws and Urban Redevelopment, § 6 et seq.

Constitutionality and construction of Emergency Price Control Act as relating to rent, 155 A. L. R. 1461; 156 A. L. R. 1459; 157 A. L. R. 1457; 158 A. L. R. 1464.

O. C. G. A. Title 8

O. C. G. A. Title 8, Ch. 3