(A) The Housing Agency shall at all times observe the following duties with respect to rentals and tenant selection.
(1) It may rent or lease dwelling accommodations therein only to persons of low income, elderly or handicapped persons of low income and displaced persons in need.
(2) There shall be no discrimination in the eligibility or occupancy of tenants on the basis of race, sex, marital status, religion, color, creed, national origin or ancestry.
(3) The Agency shall not accept any person as a tenant in any dwelling in the housing project if the persons who occupy the dwelling have an aggregate annual income which equals or exceeds the amount which the Agency has conclusively determined to be sufficient to enable one to secure safe, sanitary and uncontested dwelling accommodations within the area served by the Agency and to provide an adequate standard of living.
(4) The Agency may rent or lease to a tenant a dwelling unit consisting of a number of rooms which is deemed necessary to provide safe and sanitary accommodations to the occupants without overcrowding.
(5) The Agency shall fix income limits for occupancy and rents after taking into consideration:
(a) The family size, composition, age, physical handicaps and other factors which might affect the rent paying ability of the person; and
(b) The economic factors which affect the financial stability and solvency of the project.
(6) The Agency may accept as a tenant, any displaced person or persons in need, regardless of income, but in no event shall such person or persons remain as a tenant or tenants of the Agency for more than a period of six months unless such persons also qualify as persons of low income, elderly or handicapped persons of low income.
(7) All persons of low income, elderly or handicapped persons of low income, or displaced persons in need shall be entitled to the benefits of this subchapter and the Agency may establish rules and regulations consistent with the purposes of this subchapter concerning eligibility and occupancy of the housing project or other such shelter.
(8) Nothing herein shall prohibit the right of the Agency to inquire into the financial condition, family composition, medical, personal and employment history of any tenant or prospective tenant.
(9) The Agency shall prohibit subletting by tenants.
(B) The Agency may establish from time to time, rules and regulations consistent with federal and state laws and regulations and the purposes of the article concerning the termination of tenancy. Any tenant so terminated shall be sent a written notice of termination setting out the reasons for such termination and any tenant served with a notice shall be given the opportunity to contest the termination in an appropriate hearing, except that tenants who have created or maintained a threat constituting a serious and clear danger to the health or safety of other tenants or Agency employees need not be given such a hearing by the Agency. Such notice may provide that if the tenant fails to pay his or her rent or comply with any covenant or condition of his or her lease, or the rules and regulations of such Agency, or cure a violation or default thereof as the case may be, as specified in such notice, or follow the procedure for a hearing as set forth in the notice, all within the time or times set forth in such notice, the tenancy shall then be automatically terminated and no other notice or notices need be given of such termination or the intent to terminate the tenancy and upon such termination, and without any notice other than as provided for in this section, the Agency may file suit against any tenant for recovery of possession of the premises and may recover the same as provided by law.
(C) The Agency may establish from time to time, rules and regulations consistent with the purposes of this subchapter concerning personal property of tenants and other persons located in projects of the Agency and if such personal property is not removed from a dwelling unit at the time of the termination of the least, at the time of vacation or abandonment of the dwelling unit or at the time of the death of any tenant, then the Agency may remove the same and store such property at the tenant’s risk and expense. In the event that possession of such personal property is not taken by the tenant or other person authorized by law to take possession within 45 days after such termination, vacation or abandonment and any storage removal charges remain unpaid, then the Agency may at its option dispose of the personal property in any manner which the Agency deems fit, except that any proceeds from the disposal of such personal property shall be paid to the General Fund of the body which created the Agency. No tenant or other person shall have any cause of action against the Agency for such removal or disposition of such personal property.
(Neb. RS 71-15,124, 71-15,133 through 15,134, and 71-15,140) (2000 Code, § 2-805) (Ord. 494, passed 3-19-2001)