Except as otherwise provided in this article, the Authority and its commissioners have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and limitations as those provided for housing authorities created for cities, counties or groups of counties, and the commissioners of the housing authorities. The Authority also may make home equity conversion mortgages to any person who is a member of a beneficiary class of the Authority as provided in Section 31-13-170(b), (o), and (p) and who is over sixty-five years of age. The Authority may prepare and administer a program for the home equity conversion mortgages and may coordinate any available funding for the program with the federal government and the private sector. Money received as a result of obtaining a home equity conversion mortgage must not be counted as income in a determination of entitlement to any public assistance. The term "home conversion mortgage" means a first mortgage which provides for future payments to the homeowner based on accumulated equity.
The provisions of this chapter and Chapter 11 apply to the Authority in the same manner and to the same extent as the provisions are applicable to a housing authority created for a city or a county, and the term "Authority" or "Housing Authority" as used in the provisions includes the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-294; 1971 (57) 927; 1988 Act No. 538, Section 2; 1988 Act No. 575, Section 1; redesignated from Section 31-3-140 by 1992 Act No. 410, Section 3.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 31 - Housing and Redevelopment
Chapter 13 - Moderate To Low Income Housing
Section 31-13-10. Short title.
Section 31-13-20. South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority created.
Section 31-13-40. Organization; executive director.
Section 31-13-50. Powers and duties; application of other provisions.
Section 31-13-70. Housing Finance and Development Authority allocated state ceiling to issue bonds.
Section 31-13-80. Authority may provide advice or technical assistance.
Section 31-13-170. Definitions.
Section 31-13-180. Declaration of legislative findings and purpose.
Section 31-13-200. Notes and bonds.
Section 31-13-210. Maximum interest rate.
Section 31-13-220. Information required by State Fiscal Accountability Authority.
Section 31-13-230. Maximum amount of bonds and notes.
Section 31-13-240. Information required by Bond Committee.
Section 31-13-250. Rental projects authorized.
Section 31-13-260. Refunding notes and bonds.
Section 31-13-270. Selling or exchanging refunding notes and bonds.
Section 31-13-280. Liability of state and political subdivisions.
Section 31-13-290. Applicability of Section 31-3-1630.
Section 31-13-300. Agreements with holders of notes or bonds not subject to future alteration.
Section 31-13-310. Chapter cumulative to any other powers conferred upon Authority.
Section 31-13-320. Provisions of this chapter controlling over other provisions.
Section 31-13-330. Savings clause.
Section 31-13-340. State Housing, Finance, and Development Authority Program Fund.
Section 31-13-400. Short title.
Section 31-13-410. Definitions.
Section 31-13-420. Establishment of fund; trustee; records; payments from fund; annual report.
Section 31-13-430. Advisory committee; composition; meetings; expenses.
Section 31-13-440. Duties of executive director.
Section 31-13-450. Use of monies in fund; eligible projects.
Section 31-13-470. Funding cycles; applications eligible for priority.