{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-15-3b","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-15-3b","heading":"Consolidated housing authorities.","body":"(a) Two or more cities or counties may, by joint resolution of their governing bodies, merge their housing authorities to establish a regional housing authority: Provided, That each city or county considering the merger shall hold a public hearing in its area of operation prior to adopting the joint resolution.\n(b) The joint resolution must provide for:\n(1) The transfer of assets and liabilities and the performance of all outstanding obligations and responsibilities;\n(2) The membership, terms and manner of appointment of commissioners of the regional housing authority; and\n(3) The preparation, adoption and implementation of a plan of merger.\n(c) Consolidations by merger pursuant to this section are subject to all of the provisions of article eleven, chapter thirty-one-e of this code except where inconsistent with the provisions of this article and except as to those provisions of article eleven, chapter thirty-one-e which have no practical application.\n(d) A regional housing authority established pursuant to this section acquires and succeeds to all rights, obligations, duties and privileges of the housing authorities of which it is a successor, and will be considered for all purposes a regional housing authority established pursuant to section three-a of this article and subject to all applicable provisions of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 15. STATE HOUSING LAW."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-15-3B/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:33Z","sha256":"5359ecdc7dda67246fadd7feffc572eea9a6822f2ce318602f5cc929aeba4fff","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-15-3a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-15-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}