Effective: March 17, 2000
Latest Legislation: House Bill 118 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in any contract for financial assistance with the federal government in the selection of tenants for housing projects, a metropolitan housing authority shall give preference, as among applicants equally in need and eligible for occupancy of the dwelling and at the rent involved, to families of veterans and persons serving in the active military or naval service of the United States, including families of deceased veterans or deceased persons who were so serving at the time of death.
(B) As used in this section:
(1) "Veteran" means either of the following:
(a) A person who has served in the active military or naval service of the United States and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable;
(b) A person who served as a member of the United States merchant marine and to whom either of the following applies:
(i) The person has an honorable report of separation from active duty military service, form DD214 or DD215.
(ii) The person served in the United States merchant marine between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, and died on active duty while serving in a war zone during that period of service.
(2) "United States merchant marine" includes the United States army transport service and the United States naval transport service.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3735 | Metropolitan Housing Authority
Section 3735.27 | Creating Metropolitan Housing Authority.
Section 3735.28 | Organization.
Section 3735.29 | Member or Employee Shall Not Have Any Interest in Property.
Section 3735.31 | Metropolitan Housing Authority - Powers and Duties.
Section 3735.311 | Felony Conviction Precludes or Terminates Employment.
Section 3735.32 | Acquisition of Real Property.
Section 3735.33 | Housing Authorities May Join or Cooperate With One Another.
Section 3735.34 | Exemption From Taxation - Audit.
Section 3735.35 | Payments to County Treasurer.
Section 3735.36 | Plans and Specifications - Advertisement for Bids - Award of Contract.
Section 3735.37 | Annual Report.
Section 3735.38 | Notes Executed by Authority Shall Not Be a Debt Against the County.
Section 3735.39 | Dissolution - Procedure.
Section 3735.40 | Housing Project Definitions.
Section 3735.41 | Rentals - Tenant Selection.
Section 3735.42 | Veteran Preference.
Section 3735.43 | Housing Authority May Provide Free Housing to Law Enforcement Officer.
Section 3735.44 | Planning, Zoning, and Sanitary Laws Applicable to Housing Projects.
Section 3735.45 | Bonds Issued by Housing Authority - Liability.
Section 3735.46 | Issuance of Bonds - Sale - Validity - Bonds Negotiable.
Section 3735.47 | Additional Powers of Authority Relative to Issuance of Bonds.
Section 3735.48 | Rights of Bondholders.
Section 3735.49 | Rights in Event of Default.
Section 3735.50 | Metropolitan Housing Authority Is a Political Subdivision.
Section 3735.51 | Housing Cooperation Law Definitions.
Section 3735.52 | Powers of Public Bodies.
Section 3735.53 | Contracts of Public Bodies.
Section 3735.54 | Loan or Donation of Money.
Section 3735.55 | Resolution Granting Powers to Public Bodies - Effective Immediately.
Section 3735.56 | Bodies Corporate and Politic.
Section 3735.57 | Investment of Funds in Authority - Public or Private Funds.
Section 3735.58 | Contracts for Sale of Land Not Needed by Certain Departments.
Section 3735.59 | Contracts for Furnishing Services to Tenants.
Section 3735.62 | Veterans Housing Corporations.
Section 3735.65 | Community Reinvestment Area Definitions.
Section 3735.66 | Resolution Describing Boundaries of Areas and Eligibility for Tax Exemption.
Section 3735.661 | Pre-1994 Community Reinvestment Area Term Extension.
Section 3735.67 | Applying for Exemption From Taxation.
Section 3735.671 | Written Agreement Where Commercial or Industrial Property Is to Be Exempted.
Section 3735.672 | Annual Report.
Section 3735.673 | Notice to Legislative Authority.
Section 3735.68 | Revoking Tax Exemption.
Section 3735.69 | Community Reinvestment Area Housing Council - Powers and Duties.