Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency
Section 175.12 | Liberal Construction of Chapter - Public Records Law - Interagency Cooperation.

Effective: July 1, 2005
Latest Legislation: House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly
(A) This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes and the purposes of Section 14, of Article VIII and Section 16, Article VIII, Ohio Constitution.
(B) The following are not public records subject to section 149.43 of the Revised Code:
(1) Financial statements and data submitted for any purpose to the Ohio housing finance agency or the controlling board by any person in connection with applying for, receiving, or accounting for financial assistance the agency provides;
(2) Information that identifies any individual who benefits directly or indirectly from financial assistance the agency provides.
(C)(1) The agencies of this state shall cooperate fully with the Ohio housing finance agency and shall provide information the Ohio housing finance agency determines is necessary or helpful for its operation.
(2) The Ohio housing finance agency may arrange with and enter into contracts with other entities to perform functions this chapter authorizes the agency to perform and compensate those entities for performing those functions.
(3) The agency may enter into contracts with state entities as described in this chapter.
(D) Any state agency that provides supplies, equipment, or services directly related to the mission of the Ohio housing finance agency as described in section 175.02 of the Revised Code may enter into an agreement with the Ohio housing finance agency to furnish those supplies, equipment, or services pursuant to terms both agencies agree upon for remuneration to the state agency.
(E) The Ohio housing finance agency is exempt from the requirements of Chapters 123. and 125. and sections 127.16 and 5147.07 of the Revised Code.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 1 | State Government

Chapter 175 | Housing Finance Agency

Section 175.01 | Definitions.

Section 175.02 | Housing Finance Agency Created - Mission.

Section 175.03 | Members - Appointment - Terms - Compensation.

Section 175.04 | Officers - Quorum - Records - Annual Reports.

Section 175.05 | General Duties and Powers - Attorney General as Legal Representative.

Section 175.051 | Housing Finance Agency Personal Services Fund.

Section 175.052 | Preference to Grants or Loans for Activities That Provide Housing and Housing Assistance to Honorably Discharged Veterans.

Section 175.053 | Duties of Executive Director.

Section 175.06 | Program Duties and Powers - Bonds and Financial Assistance.

Section 175.07 | Notice by Applicant for Funding for Multifamily Rental Housing Construction.

Section 175.08 | Housing Finance Agency Bonds - Proceeds - Sale - Liability - Negotiability.

Section 175.09 | Securing Bonds.

Section 175.10 | Bonds Are Lawful Investments.

Section 175.11 | Housing Development Fund.

Section 175.12 | Liberal Construction of Chapter - Public Records Law - Interagency Cooperation.

Section 175.13 | Enforcement of Agreement With Bondholders - Tax-Exempt Status of Bonds.

Section 175.14 | Inclusion of Reduction of Infant Mortality as Priority Housing Need in Annual Plan.

Section 175.15 | Inclusion of Pregnancy as Priority in Housing Assistance and Local Emergency Shelter Programs.

Section 175.30 | Definitions.

Section 175.31 | Grants for Grads Program.

Section 175.32 | Down Payment Lien.