§356D-8 Acquisition, use, and disposition of property. (a) The authority may acquire any real or personal property or interest therein by purchase, exchange, gift, grant, lease, or other means from any person or government to provide public housing. Exchange of real property shall be in accordance with section 171-50.
(b) The authority may own or hold real property. All real property owned or held by the authority shall be exempt from mechanics' or materialmen's liens and also from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the property of the authority nor shall any judgment against the authority be a charge or lien upon its real property; provided that this subsection shall not apply to nor limit the right of obligees to foreclose or otherwise enforce any mortgage of the authority or the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by the authority on its rents, fees, or revenues. The authority and its property shall be exempt from all taxes and assessments.
(c) The authority may lease or rent all or a portion of any public housing project and establish and revise the rents or charges therefor. The authority may sell, exchange, transfer, assign, or pledge any property, real or personal, or any interest therein to any person or government.
(d) The authority may insure or provide for the insurance of its property or operations against risks as it deems advisable. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
356D. Hawaii Public Housing Authority
356D-2 Hawaii public housing authority; establishment, staff.
356D-3 Board; establishment, functions, duties.
356D-4 General powers of the authority.
356D-5 Resident advisory boards; establishment.
356D-6 Nomination of resident board member.
356D-6.5 Prohibition on smoking in and around public housing; designated smoking areas.
356D-6.7 Closed to the public.
356D-7 Fair housing law to apply.
356D-7.5 Exemption from tax on income and obligations.
356D-8 Acquisition, use, and disposition of property.
356D-9 Cooperative agreements with other government agencies.
356D-10 Agents, including corporations.
356D-11 Development of property.
356D-12 Development of property; additional powers.
356D-12.5 Development of property; partnership or development agreement.
356D-13 Administration of federal programs.
356D-13.5 Housing choice voucher program administration.
356D-14 Federal funds outside of state treasury.
356D-15 Eminent domain, exchange, or use of public property.
356D-16 Contracts with the federal government.
356D-17 Public works contracts.
356D-18 Remedies of an obligee; mandamus; injunction; possessory action; receiver; accounting; etc.
356D-19 Subordination of mortgage to agreement with government.
356D-22 Bonds; interest rate, price, and sale.
356D-23 Trustee; designation, duties.
356D-25 Investment of reserves, etc.
356D-26 Security for funds deposited by the authority.
356D-27 Arbitrage provisions; interest rate.
356D-28 Public housing special fund.
356D-31 Rentals and tenant selection.
356D-42 Housing; tenant selection.
356D-44 Administration of state low-income public housing projects and programs.
356D-45 State low-income housing revolving fund.
356D-45.5 Delinquent accounts.
356D-47 Government aid; political subdivisions.
356D-52 Lien on personalty for rent, etc.
356D-53 Foreclosure of lien, notice, etc.
356D-54 Sheriff or police to assist.
356D-55 Existing contracts not impaired.
356D-56.1 Disposition of abandoned or seized property.
356D-57 Disposition of surplus proceeds.
356D-58 Lien attaches to personalty in possession.
356D-59 Priority of housing lien.
356D-62 Termination and evictions.
356D-70 Renumbered as §356D-60.
356D-71 Resident selection; dwelling units; rentals.
356D-72 Housing for elders revolving fund.
356D-92 Termination and eviction.
356D-101 Gifts, etc., to counties from authority.
356D-102 Facilities and services by counties to authority and tenants.
356D-103 Construction of additional powers.
356D-104 Charges for prior services by counties to authority.
356D-105 Garbage and trash disposal.
356D-106 Furnishing of free water not required.
356D-107 Regulation of traffic within public housing projects in the various counties.
356D-108 to 356D-119 Reserved.
356D-121 to 356D-147 REPEALED.
356D-151.5 Rent supplement; qualification.
356D-152 Housing owner; defined.
356D-153 Qualified tenant defined; preference.
356D-154 Relationship of annual payment to rental and income.
356D-155 Determination of eligibility of tenants and rental charges.