16-15-1 Definitions
16-15-2 Legislative declaration of necessity for creation of housing authority corporations
16-15-3 City and county housing authorities created; when to transact business or exercise powers; determination of need for housing authority; resolution of governing body proof of establishment; appointment, term, expenses and removal of commissioners
16-15-3a Regional housing authorities
16-15-3b Consolidated housing authorities
16-15-4 Persons prohibited from acquiring interest in property or contracts; disclosure of prior interest
16-15-5 Organization, officers and employees of housing authority
16-15-6 Commissioner to receive no compensation; reimbursement for necessary expenditures
16-15-7 Authority a body corporate and politic; powers; investigations or examinations
16-15-7a Power of authority to include certain stipulations in contracts
16-15-7b Joint undertakings by authorities; areas of operation
16-15-8 Power to acquire lands, etc., by purchase or by right of eminent domain
16-15-9 Developments subject to ordinances, etc., of locality in which situated; restrictions on acquisition, etc., of property; securities need not be offered to sinking fund commission
16-15-10 Amount and nature of indebtedness; rights of creditors
16-15-11 Agreement with federal government providing for supervision and control of authority or development
16-15-12 Report to mayor or county governing body
16-15-13 Community and economic development fund
16-15-14 Tax and licensing exemptions
16-15-15 Security for funds of authority deposited in bank
16-15-17 Policy of state as to rentals
16-15-18 Duties of authority and limitation of powers
16-15-19 Power to issue bonds; how bonds secured
16-15-20 Bonds authorized by resolution; interest rate and life; forms; denominations; redemption; how payable; sale; signatures of commissioners or officers ceasing to be such before delivery; presumptions in suit, etc., involving validity
16-15-21 Powers of authority in connection with the issuance of bonds, incurring obligations under leases and securing payment of bonds
16-15-22 Actions by obligee of authority to enforce performance of contracts and to enjoin unlawful acts
16-15-23 Surrender of possession of development to obligee upon default by authority; appointment of receiver; accounting
16-15-24 Housing authorities empowered to provide housing for farmers of low and moderate income
16-15-25 Application for low-cost housing for farmers
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 15 - State Housing Law

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • board: means a board of health serving one or more counties or one or more municipalities or a combination thereof. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Bureau: means the Bureau for Public Health in the department. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of the bureau, who may be designated as the state health officer. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "department" and "Department of Health and Human Resources" means the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • 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.
  • Laws of the state: includes the Constitution of the State of West Virginia and the Constitution of the United States, and treaties and laws made in pursuance thereof. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • 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
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • personal property: includes goods, chattels, real and personal, money, credits, investments, and the evidences thereof. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Town: includes a city, village or town, and the word "council" any body or board, whether composed of one or more branches, which is authorized to make ordinances for the government of a city, town, or village. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.