A housing agency official shall not solicit or accept any gift, gratuity, favor, loan, contribution, service, employment, promise of future employment, or other thing of value from any present or prospective employee of the housing agency, any present or prospective contractor, subcontractor, developer, broker, real estate agent, or any other person or organization in connection with the programs, benefits, or business of the housing agency. This section shall not prohibit the acceptance of gifts from relatives or gifts of nominal value which are not given with the intent to influence a housing agency official in the conduct of his or her official duties. Housing agencies may establish standards for determining whether or not a gift is of nominal value.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-15,153

  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Housing agency official: means any representative of a housing agency or any director, officer, or employee of a resident management corporation or other resident organization who exercises authority or carries out responsibilities in connection with the housing agency's developments or any local government official who exercises authority or carries out responsibilities in connection with the housing agency's developments, including any member of such person's immediate family, any business entity or organization in which such person holds an interest, and any business partner of such person. See Nebraska Statutes 71-15,149
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801