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title: O.C.G.A. § 8-3-16. Providing housing in rural areas.
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# O.C.G.A. § 8-3-16. Providing housing in rural areas.

Any housing authority which has rural areas under its jurisdiction may undertake the provision of housing for families of low income in such rural areas and may comply with any conditions not inconsistent with the purposes of this article required by the federal government pursuant to federal law in any contract for financial assistance with the authority concerning such undertakings.

## History

Ga. L. 1943, p. 146, § 6; Ga. L. 1945, p. 270, § 1; Ga. L. 1951, p. 219, § 2.