RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 137 (HB 41) 2019 Regular Session Bagneris
Existing law authorizes the governing body of any municipality or parish to establish a local
housing authority when there exists a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling
accommodations. Requires the chief elected official of the municipality or parish, or if no
such official exists then the governing body itself, to appoint five persons to constitute the
housing authority's governing body. Provides exceptions relative to the number of
commissioners for certain housing authorities.
Prior law provided that the housing authority of New Orleans consisted of eight
commissioners appointed by the mayor. New law increases the number of commissioners
from eight to nine and grants the additional appointment to the mayor. Existing law requires
that at least two commissioners be tenants of the housing authority chosen from a list of three
names submitted by the Citywide Tenants Council, Inc. Provides for the appointment of one
commissioner as a "landlord commissioner" from a list of three nominees submitted by the
Landlords Advisory Committee.
Prior law provided that if the mayor failed to make an appointment within 60 days of receipt
of the nominations, the city council of New Orleans was required to make the appointment
from the list of names submitted to the mayor within 30 days.
New law repeals prior law.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 40:531(B)(1) and (2)(a); Repeals R.S. 40:531(B)(2)(c))