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The governing body of any such city shall have the authority to terminate any one or more of such authorities and continue any other single authority, as a consolidated authority in which case any terminated authority shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing the necessary documents for the transfer of its respective assets and liabilities, if any, to the new consolidated or surviving authority. If a new or consolidated authority is created, its membership shall be composed of seven commissioners, five of whom shall be the commissioners presently serving under existing law under any authority created within such city, and two of whom shall be commissioners selected from the other authority or the authority that is terminated. 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The governing body of any such city shall have the authority to terminate any one or more of such authorities and continue any other single authority, as a consolidated authority in which case any terminated authority shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing the necessary documents for the transfer of its respective assets and liabilities, if any, to the new consolidated or surviving authority. If a new or consolidated authority is created, its membership shall be composed of seven commissioners, five of whom shall be the commissioners presently serving under existing law under any authority created within such city, and two of whom shall be commissioners selected from the other authority or the authority that is terminated. 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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 124 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1435531,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360708,"identifier":"36-47.2","token":"36\/1\/6\/36-47.2","url":"\/36-47.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-47.2\/","token":"36\/1\/6\/36-47.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Consolidation of two or more housing authorities within same city","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-47.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the governing body of any city<\/span> having two or more separate housing authorities created pursuant to this title shall, by resolution, declare it necessary and in the public interest to consolidate such authorities, or abolish the same and create a single or consolidated housing authority<\/span>, then such new housing authority<\/span> shall thereupon be created (with such corporate name as may be selected), and it shall exercise its public and corporate powers, and such other functions within such city<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, including the power to undertake projects applicable to housing authorities created for cities or counties. The governing body of any such city<\/span> shall have the authority to terminate any one or more of such authorities and continue any other single authority, as a consolidated authority in which case any terminated authority shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing the necessary documents for the transfer of its respective assets<\/span> and liabilities, if any, to the new consolidated or surviving authority. If a new or consolidated authority is created, its membership shall be composed of seven commissioners, five of whom shall be the commissioners presently serving under existing law<\/span> under any authority created within such city<\/span>, and two of whom shall be commissioners selected from the other authority or the authority that is terminated. Each such commissioner shall continue to serve for the term for which he was appointed or until his successor has been appointed and has qualified.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONSOLIDATION OF TWO OR MORE HOUSING AUTHORITIES WITHIN SAME CITY (\u00a7 36-47.2)\n\nIf the governing body of any city having two or more separate housing\nauthorities created pursuant to this title shall, by resolution, declare it\nnecessary and in the public interest to consolidate such authorities, or abolish\nthe same and create a single or consolidated housing authority, then such new\nhousing authority shall thereupon be created (with such corporate name as may be\nselected), and it shall exercise its public and corporate powers, and such other\nfunctions within such city pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, including\nthe power to undertake projects applicable to housing authorities created for\ncities or counties. The governing body of any such city shall have the authority\nto terminate any one or more of such authorities and continue any other single\nauthority, as a consolidated authority in which case any terminated authority\nshall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and\nexecuting the necessary documents for the transfer of its respective assets and\nliabilities, if any, to the new consolidated or surviving authority. If a new or\nconsolidated authority is created, its membership shall be composed of seven\ncommissioners, five of whom shall be the commissioners presently serving under\nexisting law under any authority created within such city, and two of whom shall\nbe commissioners selected from the other authority or the authority that is\nterminated. Each such commissioner shall continue to serve for the term for\nwhich he was appointed or until his successor has been appointed and has\nqualified.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 124.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}