South Dakota § 11-7-4 - "Housing project" defined.
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§ 11-7-4. "Housing project" defined.
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, for the purpose of this chapter, "housing project" means any work or undertaking:
(1) To demolish, clear, or remove buildings from any slum area acquired by the commission; or
(2) To provide decent, safe, and sanitary urban or, in the case of municipalities so small as to be classified rural by federal legislation or regulations adopted thereunder, rural nonfarm dwellings, apartments, or other living accommodations for persons of low income, including veterans and servicemen, and their families; or
(3) To rehabilitate existing dwelling accommodations; or
(4) To accomplish a combination of the foregoing.
Such work or undertaking may include buildings, land, equipment, facilities, and other real or personal property for necessary, convenient, or desirable appurtenances, streets, sewers, water service, utilities, parks, site preparation, landscaping, administrative, community, health, recreational, welfare, or other purposes. The term "housing project" also may be applied to the planning of the buildings and improvements, the acquisition of property, the demolition of existing structures, the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair of the improvements and all other work in connection therewith.
Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 13, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 45.3602 (11); SL 1975, ch 118, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 11-7-4 (""Housing project" defined.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. 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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