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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 643; in 1958, chapter 116.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1435289,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360716,"identifier":"36-5","token":"36\/1\/1\/36-5","url":"\/36-5\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-5\/","token":"36\/1\/1\/36-5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reports","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>At least once a year, an <span class=\"dictionary\">authority<\/span> shall file with the <span class=\"dictionary\">clerk<\/span> a report of its activities for the preceding year, including a financial statement and a statement of the maximum income limits for tenants in its projects and shall make recommendations with reference to such additional legislation or other action as it deems necessary in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to carry out the purposes of this chapter. 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