(a) The legislative body of a county shall not adopt any resolution authorized by § 13-20-502, § 13-20-504 or § 13-20-505 unless a public hearing has first been held which shall conform, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to the requirements of § 13-20-402 for hearings to determine the need for a housing authority of a city; provided, that such hearings may be held by the legislative body without a petition therefor. No housing authority shall constitute a body corporate and politic until the commissioners of such authority have filed and recorded an application with the secretary of state, which shall conform, insofar as possible, to §§ 13-20-403 and 13-20-404 for the making, filing and recording of an application to the secretary of state by the commissioners of a housing authority created for a city; provided, that any such application filed and recorded hereunder shall set forth that the public hearing or hearings, as required by this chapter, have been held.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 13-20-506

  • Bonds: means any bonds, interim certificates, notes, debentures, or other obligations of the authority issued pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • City: means the city or town which is, or is about to be, included in the territorial boundaries of an authority when created hereunder. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • housing authority: means a public body and a body corporate and politic organized in accordance with this chapter for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions, hereinafter set forth. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 13-20-102
(b) In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring of other obligations, a regional housing authority may covenant as to limitations on its right to adopt resolutions relating to the increase or decrease of its area of operation.
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