09 LC 21
0266
House
Bill 460
By:
Representatives Glanton of the
76th,
May of the
111th,
Jerguson of the
22nd,
Dawkins-Haigler of the
93rd,
Hugley of the
133rd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to standards and requirements for construction, alteration, etc., of buildings
and other structures, so as to define a term; to provide that before agreeing to
participate in the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, a landlord,
property manager, or property owner shall give certain notice; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards
and requirements for construction, alteration, etc., of buildings and other
structures, is amended by adding a new article to read as follows:
"ARTICLE
4
8-2-230.
As
used in this article, the term 'Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program' means
that program administered by the federal Department of Housing and Urban
Development to provide rent vouchers to persons with very low
incomes.
8-2-231.
Any
landlord, property manager, or property owner contemplating qualifying for
participation in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program shall file a
public notice as provided in Code Section 8-2-232.
8-2-232.
The
public notice provided for in Code Section 8-2-231 shall run in the legal organ
of the county in which the property is located at least once not later than two
weeks but not earlier than one month prior to the date of such qualification.
Such notice shall specify the street address of the property affected, the
number of Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program housing units which will be
created, and the street address and telephone number of the landlord, property
manager, or property
owner."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.