(1) Any two or more housing authorities may join or cooperate with one another in the exercise, either jointly or otherwise, of any or all of their powers for the purpose of financing, including the issuance of bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations and giving security therefor; planning; undertaking; owning; constructing; operating; or contracting with respect to a housing project or projects located within the area of operation of any one or more of said authorities. For such purpose, an authority may by resolution prescribe and authorize any other housing authority or authorities, so joining or cooperating with it, to act on its behalf with respect to any or all such powers. Any authorities joining or cooperating with one another may by resolutions appoint from among the commissioners of such authorities an executive committee with full power to act on behalf of such authorities with respect to any or all of their powers, as prescribed by resolutions of such authorities.
(2) Any county housing authority may enter into an interlocal agreement with one or more local governing bodies pursuant to the provisions of s. 163.01, the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969, with respect to projects or programs located within the county or an adjacent county, and any city housing authority may enter into such agreement with respect to projects or programs located within the county, provided that no power granted an authority under s. 421.08 may be reserved to or exercised by a local governing body under such agreement.
History.—s. 11, ch. 17981, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 7100(3-k); s. 1, ch. 21699, 1943; s. 4, ch. 78-165; s. 38, ch. 86-192.
Structure Florida Statutes
Part I - Housing Authorities (Ss. 421.001-421.52)
421.001 - State role in housing and urban development.
421.02 - Finding and declaration of necessity.
421.04 - Creation of housing authorities.
421.05 - Appointment, qualifications, and tenure of commissioners; hiring of employees.
421.07 - Removal of commissioners.
421.09 - Operation not for profit.
421.091 - Financial accounting and investments; fiscal year.
421.10 - Rentals and tenant selection.
421.101 - False representations to obtain lower rent in housing accommodations; penalty.
421.11 - Cooperation of authorities.
421.13 - Planning, zoning and building laws.
421.15 - Form and sale of debentures.
421.16 - Provisions of debentures and trust indentures.
421.17 - Validation of debentures and proceedings.
421.18 - Remedies of an obligee of authority.
421.19 - Additional remedies conferrable by authority.
421.21 - Aid from Federal Government; tax exemptions.
421.23 - Liabilities of authority.
421.24 - Organization and establishment.
421.25 - Contracts and undertakings.
421.27 - Housing authorities in counties.
421.28 - Creation of regional housing authority.
421.29 - Area of operation of regional housing authority.
421.30 - Commissioners of regional authorities.
421.31 - Powers of regional housing authority; definitions.
421.32 - Rural housing projects.
421.321 - Execution of mortgages.
421.33 - Housing applications by farmers.
421.34 - Additional definitions.
421.35 - Supplemental nature of sections.
421.46 - Organization and establishment of housing authorities validated.
421.47 - Contracts and undertakings of housing authorities validated.
421.48 - Notes and bonds of housing authorities validated.
421.49 - Area of operation of housing authorities for defense housing.
421.50 - Decreasing area of operation of regional authority.
421.51 - Authority for county excluded from regional authority.
421.52 - Authorities; creation, obligations, etc., validated.