{"data":{"id":"us-de/31-del.-c.-4518","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"31 Del. C. § 4518","heading":"Finding of necessity by local governing body.","body":"An authority shall not exercise the authority conferred upon municipalities or communities by this chapter until after the local governing body shall have adopted a resolution finding that:\n(1) One or more slum or blighted areas shall exist in such municipality or community; and\n(2) The rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment or a combination thereof, of such area or areas is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals or welfare of the residents of such municipality or community.","path":["Title 31. Welfare","Housing and Slum Clearance","CHAPTER 45. Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority Law"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title31/c045/index.html#4518","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:37Z","sha256":"2d3b89ee81838ca23c606dbd31174270195f59dfd2dd104dfa2bfc7486b07257","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/31-del.-c.-4517","next":"us-de/31-del.-c.-4519"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}