2025 Code of Georgia
Title 8 - Buildings and Housing (Chs. 1 — 7)
Chapter 3 - Housing Generally (Arts. 1 — 6)
Article 5 - Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless (§§ 8-3-300 — 8-3-313)
§ 8-3-310. Authorized disbursements for residential housing projects
- With respect to residential housing projects, the commission may authorize the disbursement of available money from the trust fund for residential housing projects sponsored by a qualified sponsor. The commission may consult, as appropriate, with persons with varied and diverse interests in housing in order to acquaint them with the trust fund and to solicit information relating to housing needs, residential housing projects, and criteria for selection of residential housing projects. The criteria for making such disbursement decisions shall include, but shall not be limited to:
(1) The number of persons assisted;
(2) The leveraging of money or in-kind services by a qualified sponsor;
(3) The geographic distribution of residential housing projects;
(4) The availability of other forms of assistance; and
(5) Any and all other factors bearing upon the advisability and necessity of the residential housing project.
History
Code 1981, § 8-3-310, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 717, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1653, § 2-3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 872, § 4; Ga. L. 2024, p. 168, § 1/HB 1410, effective July 1, 2024.
Annotations
Notes
Amendments.The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, removed the (a) designation; in the introductory language, substituted “With respect to residential housing projects, the” for “The” at the beginning and substituted “but shall not be limited to:” for “but not be limited to, the following:” at the end and deleted former subsection (b), which read: “Funds may also be disbursed from the trust fund to pay expenses of the commission, to pay any and all operating expenses, and to pay for professional, technical, and clerical services provided the commission by the Department of Community Affairs or by other outside sources.”
Research References & Practice Aids
Hierarchy Notes:O.C.G.A. Title 8
O.C.G.A. Title 8, Ch. 3
O.C.G.A. Title 8, Ch. 3, Art. 5
