{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-15-4406","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-15-4406","heading":"Decision of city council.","body":"(1) After the hearing, the council shall determine:\n(a) whether unsanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the city and the surrounding area; and/or\n(b) whether there is a lack of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in the city and the surrounding area available for all the inhabitants thereof.\n(2) If it determines that either or both of the above-enumerated conditions exist, the council shall draft an ordinance authorizing the mayor to appoint seven commissioners to act as an authority.\n(3) If the council, after a hearing, determines that neither of the above-enumerated conditions exist, it shall adopt a resolution denying the petition. After 3 months have expired from the date of the denial of a petition, subsequent petitions may be filed and new hearings and determinations made on the petitions.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 15. HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION","Part 44. Municipal Housing Authorities"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0150/part_0440/section_0060/0070-0150-0440-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:32Z","sha256":"ae6cff8f5264a6461afec2b70dd61d3ae30ca26d726409b0e513a4c282eab57b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-15-4405","next":"us-mt/7-15-4407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}