Section 89-8-27 - Housing authorities authorized to contract with tenant management organizations; authority to sell public housing units to tenant management organizations

Any county, municipality, regional housing authority or local housing authority in the state may make application to and contract with qualified tenant management organizations for the operation and management of housing projects of the authority as a means of reducing vacancies, reducing administrative costs and creating jobs from the establishment of maintenance teams. Such counties, municipalities, regional housing authorities or local housing authorities shall have the authority to sell public housing units to such tenant management organizations, provided that such sale is in compliance with any applicable federal laws and regulations and any applicable state laws and regulations.Laws, 1991, ch. 478, § 14, eff. 7/1/1991.