Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 36-55.27 (2026)

Virginia Housing Development Authority continued; constituted a public instrumentality

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There is hereby continued within the Department of Housing and Community Development, for the purpose of § 36-55.51, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia with all of the politic and corporate powers as are set forth in this chapter, which are hereby reaffirmed, to be known as the "Virginia Housing Development Authority" to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The HDA is hereby constituted a public instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the HDA of the powers conferred by this chapter shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential governmental function of the Commonwealth.

1972, c. 830; 1977, c. 613; 1979, c. 243.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2022 · leading case: Infants v. Virginia Hous. Dev. Auth., 272 S.E.2d 649 (Va. 1980).

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Infants v. Virginia Hous. Dev. Auth., 272 S.E.2d 649 (Va. 1980). · cites it 4× “" Code § 36-55.27. The enabling legislation confers on the Authority, inter alia, the power to sue and be sued, the power to contract, the power to buy, sell and lease real property, and the power to borrow money and issue bonds.”

Short Pump Town Ctr. Cmty. Dev. Auth. v. Hahn, 554 S.E.2d 441 (Va. 2001). · cites it 2× “13 (Roanoke Higher Education Authority created as a “political subdivision”); Code § 36-4 (redevelopment and housing authorities created as “political subdivision[s]”); Code § 36-55.27 (Virginia Housing Development Authority is a “political subdivision”); Code § 62.”

Ononuju v. Virginia Hous. Dev. Auth. (E.D. Va. 2022). “§ 36-55.27 (explaining that VHDA is a “political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia with all of the politic and corporate powers as set forth in [the Virginia Housing Development Authority Act]”); Va.”

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