Rhode Island § 45-27-18 - Housing Authority Bonds and Obligations
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§ 45-27-18. Housing Authority Bonds and Obligations
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-27-18
§ 45-27-18. Validation of previous acts.
(a) All proceedings, acts, and things undertaken or done before March 8, 1943, in or for the authorization, issuance, execution, sale, and delivery of notes and bonds by housing authorities for the purpose of financing or aiding in the development or construction of a housing project or projects, are hereby validated and declared legal in all respects.
(b) Any payments to public bodies in the state made by a housing authority before March 8, 1943, are validated and declared legal in all respects, and a housing authority is authorized to make payments to public bodies in the state in those amounts as it finds desirable, notwithstanding any statutory limitation on the amount of those payments.
(c) All notes and bonds issued by housing authorities before March 8, 1943, are validated and declared legal in all respects.
History of Section.
P.L. 1943, ch. 1271, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 45-27-18.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-27-18 ("Housing Authority Bonds and Obligations") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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