2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 456 - Housing
Section 456.200 - Powers of authority in securing payment of bonds or lease obligations.


(1) Pledge all or any part of its gross or net rents, fees or revenues to which its right then exists or thereafter comes into existence.
(2) Mortgage its real or personal property, then owned or thereafter acquired.
(3) Covenant against pledging all or any part of its rents, fees and revenues, or against mortgaging all or any part of its real or personal property to which its right or title then exists or may thereafter come into existence or against permitting or suffering any lien on such revenues or property.
(4) Covenant with respect to limitations on its right to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any housing project or any part thereof.
(5) Covenant as to what other or additional debts or obligations may be incurred by it.
(6) Covenant as to the bonds to be issued and as to the issuance of such bonds in escrow or otherwise, and as to the use and disposition of the proceeds thereof.
(7) Provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds.
(8) Covenant against extending the time for the payment of its bonds or interest thereon.
(9) Redeem the bonds and covenant for their redemption and provide the terms and conditions thereof.
(10) Covenant, subject to the limitations of the Housing Authorities Law, as to the rents and fees to be charged in the operation of a housing project or projects, the amount to be raised each year or other period of time by rents, fees and other revenues, and as to the use and disposition to be made thereof.
(11) Create or authorize the creation of special funds for moneys held for construction or operating costs, debt service, reserves or other purposes, and covenant as to the use and disposition of the moneys held in such funds.
(12) Prescribe the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto and the manner in which such consent may be given.
(13) Covenant as to the use, maintenance and replacement of its real and personal property, the insurance to be carried thereon and the use and disposition of insurance moneys.
(14) Covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers and duties arising upon the breach by it of any covenant, condition or obligation.
(15) Covenant and prescribe as to events of default and terms and conditions upon which any or all of its bonds or obligations become or may be declared due before maturity, and as to the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may be waived.
(16) Vest in a trustee or trustees or the holders of bonds or any proportion of them the right to enforce the payment of the bonds or any covenants securing or relating to the bonds.
(17) Vest in a trustee or trustees the right, in the event of a default by said authority, to take possession and use, operate and manage any housing project or part thereof, and to collect the rents and revenues arising therefrom and to dispose of such moneys in accordance with the agreement of the authority with said trustee.
(18) Provide for the powers and duties of a trustee or trustees and to limit their liabilities.
(19) Provide the terms and conditions upon which the trustee or trustees or the holders of bonds or any proportion of them may enforce any covenant or rights securing or relating to the bonds.
(20) Exercise all or any part or combination of the powers granted in this section.
(21) Make covenants other than and in addition to the covenants expressly authorized in this section, of like or different character.
(22) Make any covenants and do any acts and things necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure its bonds, or, in the absolute discretion of said authority, tending to make the bonds more marketable although the covenants, acts or things are not enumerated in this section.
(23) Purchase letters of credit, bond insurance or any other credit enhancement device that would establish or increase marketability of its bonds.
(24) Pay its obligations with income, revenues or loan repayments of the housing project financed with the proceeds of such obligations, or with such proceeds together with a grant from the federal government or this state in aid of such project. [Amended by 1987 c.821 §5; 1989 c.874 §6; 1991 c.600 §2]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment

Chapter 456 - Housing

Section 456.005 - Definitions for ORS chapters 456 and 458.

Section 456.055 - Definitions for ORS 456.055 to 456.235.

Section 456.060 - Definition of "area of operation"; intergovernmental agreements.

Section 456.065 - Definition of "housing project."

Section 456.070 - Declaration of necessity for establishment of housing authorities.

Section 456.080 - Determination of need for housing authority.

Section 456.090 - Sufficiency of resolution; copy as evidence.

Section 456.095 - Appointment and qualification of commissioners of housing authorities.

Section 456.100 - Terms and compensation of commissioners.

Section 456.105 - Organization; officers; quorum; employees; legal services.

Section 456.115 - Commissioners and employees may not have interest in project other than as tenant; disclosure of interest; duty to act as prudent person.

Section 456.120 - Powers of housing authority as public corporation.

Section 456.125 - Research, planning, construction and operation of housing projects.

Section 456.128 - Housing authority intellectual property.

Section 456.130 - Investigations, hearings and recommendations of authority.

Section 456.145 - Eminent domain.

Section 456.150 - Housing projects subject to local laws; consideration of other programs.

Section 456.153 - Involvement in mixed income housing project.

Section 456.155 - Policy regarding profit from projects; reserves.

Section 456.160 - Limitations as to rentals.

Section 456.180 - Liability on bonds; debt limitation.

Section 456.200 - Powers of authority in securing payment of bonds or lease obligations.

Section 456.202 - Short-term bond anticipation notes.

Section 456.205 - Enforcing rights of obligee of an authority.

Section 456.210 - Power of authority to confer additional rights upon obligee.

Section 456.215 - Financial aid and cooperation of federal government.

Section 456.235 - Dissolution of housing authorities.

Section 456.250 - Definitions for ORS 456.250 to 456.265.

Section 456.255 - Legislative findings.

Section 456.258 - Applicability; interpretation; rules.

Section 456.259 - Withdrawal notice to tenants.

Section 456.260 - First withdrawal notice to department and local government.

Section 456.262 - Second withdrawal notice; designation of qualified purchaser; right of first refusal.

Section 456.263 - Right of first refusal; matching offer; third-party sale.

Section 456.264 - Remedy for failure to give notice.

Section 456.265 - Sanctions against withdrawing property owner prohibited.

Section 456.270 - Definitions for ORS 456.270 to 456.295.

Section 456.275 - Legislative findings.

Section 456.280 - Covenant creation, effect, conveyance, duration and termination.

Section 456.285 - Permissible provisions.

Section 456.290 - Validity of covenant.

Section 456.295 - Action affecting covenant.

Section 456.305 - Definitions for ORS 456.305 to 456.325.

Section 456.310 - Purpose; additional powers.

Section 456.315 - Powers of state public bodies in aiding or cooperating on housing projects.

Section 456.320 - Donations and loans to housing authority.

Section 456.355 - Definitions for ORS 456.355 to 456.370.

Section 456.360 - Purpose; additional powers.

Section 456.365 - Powers of city or county in aiding or cooperating on housing projects.

Section 456.375 - Definitions for ORS 456.375 to 456.390.

Section 456.378 - Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program; application; deadlines; rules.

Section 456.385 - Housing Choice Landlord Guarantee Program Fund.

Section 456.390 - Annual report regarding participation of housing authorities in Housing Choice Voucher Program; annual review; Statewide Housing Choice Advisory Committee.

Section 456.403 - Housing and Community Services Department support for manufactured dwelling parks and marinas.

Section 456.407 - Policy encouraging settlement of disputes.

Section 456.418 - Special assessment; lien; collection.

Section 456.426 - Functions of manufactured dwelling site information clearinghouse.

Section 456.429 - Scope of information collected.

Section 456.433 - Funding of clearinghouse.

Section 456.500 - Legislative findings; required notice of loan maturity; mailing; consequences of failure to provide notice.

Section 456.502 - Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Revolving Loan Program; rules.

Section 456.506 - Findings.

Section 456.508 - Definitions for ORS 456.510 and 456.513.

Section 456.510 - Visitability requirements.

Section 456.513 - Exemption from visitability requirements.

Section 456.514 - Rules.

Section 456.515 - Definitions for ORS 456.515 to 456.725 and ORS chapter 458.

Section 456.539 - Administration of Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund; rules.

Section 456.540 - Requirements for elderly housing project upon retirement of bond obligations.

Section 456.541 - Project applications for housing serving persons with disabilities.

Section 456.543 - Elderly and Disabled Housing Sinking Fund.

Section 456.548 - Definitions for ORS 456.548 to 456.725.

Section 456.550 - Policy.

Section 456.555 - Housing and Community Services Department established; appointment of director; duties of Oregon Housing Stability Council and community action partnership; rules; fees.

Section 456.559 - Powers and duties of department.

Section 456.561 - Loans, grants and funding awards; review.

Section 456.562 - Department intellectual property; fees.

Section 456.567 - Oregon Housing Stability Council; appointment; term; officers; compensation; staff; budget duties.

Section 456.569 - Authority of Housing and Community Services Department to require fingerprints.

Section 456.571 - Powers and duties of council.

Section 456.572 - State housing plan; contents; annual update.

Section 456.574 - Housing and Community Services Department Revolving Account; use of moneys; appropriation.

Section 456.576 - Self-Sufficiency Housing Fund.

Section 456.578 - Use of funds; petty cash fund.

Section 456.579 - Manufactured Dwelling Parks Account; restrictions; other moneys.

Section 456.581 - Uses of Manufactured Dwelling Parks Account; rules.

Section 456.582 - Prohibited acts; civil penalty.

Section 456.585 - Agriculture workforce housing information.

Section 456.586 - Rent-burdened households information; city housing affordability survey; public meeting; rules.

Section 456.587 - Electricity Public Purpose Charge Fund; Low-Income Electric Bill Payment Assistance Fund.

Section 456.593 - Use of bonds for single-family home loans in Portland; amount; income and area limits; fees and charges.

Section 456.594 - Definitions.

Section 456.595 - Petroleum supplier assessment; computation; effect of failure to pay; interest.

Section 456.597 - Oil-Heated Dwellings Energy Account.

Section 456.599 - Rules.

Section 456.605 - Mortgage credit certificate program.

Section 456.607 - Definitions.

Section 456.608 - Rent Guarantee Program; rules.

Section 456.609 - Rent Guarantee Program Fund.

Section 456.612 - Declaration of financing purpose.

Section 456.620 - Duties of department in carrying out housing programs.

Section 456.623 - Project funding notification registry.

Section 456.625 - Powers of department; status of terms of housing project use contained in recorded instruments; fees.

Section 456.630 - Services to qualified sponsors and institutions.

Section 456.635 - Commitments on residential loans.

Section 456.640 - Purchase of residential loans.

Section 456.645 - Revenue bonds.

Section 456.655 - When bonds not to be issued; debt service reserve; bond declaration.

Section 456.661 - Limitation on revenue bond amount; legislative findings; designation of areas for issuance of qualified mortgage bonds.

Section 456.665 - Status of revenue bonds; negotiability; interest tax-exempt.

Section 456.675 - Bond provisions and limits; security for payment.

Section 456.685 - Bondholders’ remedies.

Section 456.690 - Loan authority of department; rules.

Section 456.692 - Loans financed through bonds secured by specific properties.

Section 456.697 - Restrictions on use of financing provided by department; regulation of housing sponsor; security interests.

Section 456.705 - Servicing loans.

Section 456.710 - Payment of advances; use thereof; limitations.

Section 456.715 - Insurance of loans.

Section 456.717 - Interim construction financing for multifamily housing.

Section 456.720 - Housing Finance Fund; Housing Development Account.

Section 456.722 - Preferences in funding grants to low-income housing providers; rules.

Section 456.723 - Legislative finding on bonding authority of department.

Section 456.725 - Discrimination against purchaser with children prohibited; exceptions; rules.