WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 330

1-303, AND 1-304 OF SUBTITLE 3 AND SUBTITLES 5 AND 6 OF THIS TITLE AS
MODIFIED BY THE PARTICULAR TITLE APPLICABLE TO THE AUTHORITY;
AND

3. (III) IF ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION ARE

ADOPTED, ANY POWERS SPECIFIED IN § 1-302 OF THIS TITLE THAT ARE
AUTHORIZED BY SUCH ARTICLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 1-203(B)(7) OF
THIS SUBTITLE; AND,

(H) (3) PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF ARTICLES OF
ORGANIZATION ARE ADOPTED, THE POWERS IDENTIFIED——IN
PARAGRAPHS (2)(1)1 AND 2 OF THIS SUBSECTION SET FORTH IN §§ 1-301
THROUGH 1-304 OF THIS TITLE MAY BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED UNDER §§ 1-203(B)(8) AND 1-206 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(D) IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING INVOLVING THE
VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT OF OR RELATING TO ANY CONTRACT OF
AN EXISTING HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE
CONCLUSIVELY DEEMED TO HAVE BECOME ESTABLISHED AND
AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT BUSINESS AND EXERCISE ITS POWERS UPON
ISSUANCE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF A CERTIFICATE OF
ORGANIZATION. A COPY OF SUCH CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION
SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR
PROCEEDING.

1-202.

(A) ANY HOUSING AUTHORITY ACTIVATED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 1990
MAY BE GOVERNED BY ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION BY SATISFYING
THE REQUIREMENTS OF EITHER SUBSECTION (B) OR SUBSECTION (C) OF
THIS SECTION, FILING WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION AND HAVING THE SECRETARY
OF STATE ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION. ANY SUCH ARTICLE ARTICLES OF
ORGANIZATION SHALL COMPLY WITH § 1-203(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(B) IN ORDER TO ADOPT ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION PURSUANT
TO THIS SUBSECTION, ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION FOR THE
AUTHORITY SHALL BE:

(1) RECOMMENDED IN WRITING BY THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT'S CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL;

(2) APPROVED BY AN EXTRAORDINARY MAJORITY OF THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY'S BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; AND

(3) ADOPTED BY AN EXTRAORDINARY MAJORITY OF THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S LEGISLATIVE BODY.

(C) IN ORDER TO ADOPT ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION PURSUANT
TO THIS SUBSECTION, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE MET:

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