Department of Housing and Community Development

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This is Chapter 8 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Department of Housing and Community Development.” It is part of Title 36 “Housing”. It contains 23 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 23 sections.

§ 36-131	Definitions
§ 36-132	Creation of Department; appointment of Director
§ 36-132.1	Commission on Local Government
§ 36-133	Director to supervise Department
§ 36-134	General powers of Director
§ 36-135	Board of Housing and Community Development; members; terms; chairman; appointment of ad hoc committee
§ 36-136	Meetings of Board
§ 36-137	Powers and duties of Board; appointment of Building Code Academy Advisory Committee
§ 36-138	Repealed
§ 36-139	Powers and duties of Director
§ 36-139.01	Department to develop form; smoke alarms in rental units
§ 36-139.02	Translation of forms and documents
§ 36-139.1	Sale of real property for housing demonstration projects
§ 36-139.10	(Effective January 1, 2026) Department of Housing and Community Development consolidated report
§ 36-139.2	Repealed
§ 36-139.5	Power to enter into agreements with owners of housing developments eligible for federal low-income housing credits
§ 36-139.5:1	Eligibility for Industrial Site Development Program
§ 36-139.6	Additional powers and duties of Director; oversight of planning district commissions
§ 36-139.7	Boundaries of planning districts
§ 36-139.8	Repealed
§ 36-139.9	Local housing policy; report to Department
§ 36-140	Repealed
§ 36-140.01	Virginia Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and Program; report