§ 31-3-1520 — Provisions in contracts with United States.

In any contract or amendatory or superseding contract for a loan and annual contributions entered into between a housing authority and the Federal Government, or any agency thereof, with respect to any housing project undertaken by such housing authority, any such housing authority may make such covenants, including covenants with holders of obligations of the authority issued for purposes of the projects involved, with and confer upon the Federal Government, or any agency thereof, such rights and remedies as the housing authority deems necessary to assure the fulfillment of the purposes for which the project was undertaken. In any contract with the Federal Government for annual contributions to an authority, the authority may obligate itself to convey to the Federal Government possession of, or title to, the project to which such contract relates upon the occurrence of a substantial default, as defined in such contract, with respect to the covenants or conditions to which the authority is subject and such obligation shall be specifically enforceable and shall not constitute a mortgage, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. Such contract may further provide that in case of such conveyance the Federal Government may complete, operate, manage, lease, convey or otherwise deal with the project in accordance with the terms of such contract. But any such contract shall require that, as soon as practicable after the Federal Government is satisfied that all defaults with respect to the project have been cured and that the project will thereafter be operated in accordance with the terms of the contract, the Federal Government shall reconvey to the authority the project as then constituted.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 36-152; 1952 Code SECTION 36-152; 1942 (42) 1742; 1951 (47) 529.