When the conditions prescribed by Section 31-3-1030 are complied with and the area of operation of such regional housing authority is increased to include an additional county all rights, contracts, agreements, obligations and property of the county housing authority, if there be one, shall be in the name of and vest in such regional housing authority, all obligations of such county housing authority shall be the obligations of such regional housing authority and all rights and remedies of any person against such county housing authority may be asserted, enforced and prosecuted against such regional housing authority to the same extent as they might have been asserted, enforced and prosecuted against such county housing authority.
When any real property of a county housing authority vests in a regional authority as provided above, the county housing authority shall execute a deed of such property to the regional authority which thereupon shall file such deed in the office provided for the filing of deeds but any failure so to do shall not affect the vesting of such property in the regional housing authority as provided above.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 36-215; 1952 Code Section 36-215; 1942 (42) 1742.