40:37A-108. Powers of authority
3. a. The authority, for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this act, may:
(1) Accept from qualified housing sponsors applications for loans;
(2) Enter into agreements with qualified housing sponsors for permanent loans and temporary loans or advances in anticipation of such permanent loans for the construction or rehabilitation of housing projects;
(3) Make permanent loans and temporary loans or advances in anticipation of such permanent loans to qualified housing sponsors under the provisions of this act;
(4) Enter into lease, loan, mortgage, security or any other type of agreements with other agencies or instrumentalities of the State or any political subdivisions of the State for the purpose of providing loans and other financial assistance in order to promote housing projects in any municipality, including, without limitation, agreements to purchase bonds, notes or other debt obligations issued by municipalities and lease, loan, mortgage, security or any other type of agreements to be entered into by municipalities in order to finance a fair share housing obligation pursuant to P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.). The period of usefulness in which such municipal debt obligations or such agreements must mature shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, be based on the reasonable life of such housing projects directly or indirectly financed with such municipal debt obligations or such agreements, but in no event shall the period of usefulness be less than the minimum established under the "Fair Housing Act," P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.); and
(5) Prepare, carry out, acquire, own, lease and operate housing projects and provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration or repair of those housing projects, and to lease or rent any dwellings, accommodations, lands, buildings, structures or other facilities comprising a housing project, subject to the limitations of this act.
b. No application for a loan for the construction or rehabilitation of a housing project to be located in any municipality shall be processed unless there shall be filed with the secretary of the authority prior to such application a certified copy of a resolution adopted by said municipality reciting that there is a need for low and moderate income housing projects in said municipality.
L.1979,c.275,s.3; amended 1982,c.113,s.15; 1994,c.31.
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