Sec. 8. “Housing project” means any work or undertaking of a housing authority in planning improvements, acquiring property, demolishing structures, constructing, altering, and repairing improvements, and performing other acts necessary to:

(1) demolish, clear, or remove buildings from any area in which the majority of dwellings is detrimental to the public safety, health, and morals because of dilapidation, overcrowding, faulty design, lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary facilities, or a combination of these factors;

(2) provide decent, safe, and sanitary living accommodations; or

(3) accomplish a combination of these purposes.

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 18-7-11-3(j); 18-7-12-3(b).]

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.8.