PRP.7.1.030 Declaration of Need

It is hereby declared;

(a) That there exists on the Reservation unsanitary, unsafe, and overcrowded dwelling accommodations;

(b) That there is a shortage of decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations which persons of low income can afford, and that such shortage forces such persons to occupy unsanitary, unsafe and overcrowded dwelling accommodations;

(c) That these conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to health, safety, morals and welfare; and that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety protection, fire and accident prevention, and other public services and facilities;

(d) That the shortage of decent, safe and sanitary dwellings for persons of low income cannot be relieved through the operation of private enterprise;

(e) That the providing of decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income are public uses and purposes for which money may be spent and private property acquired and are governmental functions of Tribal concern;

(f) There is a lack of available financial assistance through conventional lending institutions for those individuals and families with poor or no credit, and or a lack of financial resources, for those individuals and families that desire to become homeowners;

(g) That residential construction activity and a supply of acceptable affordable housing are important factors to general economic activity, and that the undertakings authorized by this ordinance to aid the production of better housing and more desirable neighborhood and community development at lower costs will make possible a more stable and larger volume of residential construction and a housing supply which will assist materially in achieving full employment; and

(h) That the necessity in the public interest for the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.