Indiana Code 36-7-18-26. Tenant selection; rentals; adoption of rules
(1) An authority may not accept a person as a tenant in a dwelling in a project if the persons who would occupy the dwelling have an aggregate annual income that equals or exceeds the amount that, as determined by the authority, is necessary to enable those persons to secure safe, sanitary, and uncongested dwelling accommodations within the jurisdiction of the authority and to provide an adequate standard of living for themselves. The determination of the authority is conclusive.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-18-26
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
(3) An authority may rent or lease to a tenant a dwelling consisting of a number of rooms no greater than that which it considers necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations without overcrowding.
(b) The housing authority shall adopt rules indicating the manner in which it will comply with this section. These rules apply equally to all tenants and must be posted for public inspection in a conspicuous place in the office of the authority.
(c) This section does not limit the power of an authority to vest rights in an obligee under section 33 of this chapter free from all the restrictions imposed by this section.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-7-11-10 part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.37.