# Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-104: Creation

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-104

## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-104
- **Heading:** Creation
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 13 / Chapter 23 / Section 13-23-104

## Text

There is hereby created a body, politic and corporate, to be known as the "Tennessee housing development agency." The agency, a political subdivision and instrumentality of the state, shall be deemed to be acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state in the performance of essential public functions and shall be deemed to be serving a public purpose and improving and otherwise promoting the health, welfare, and prosperity of the people of the state, and that the Tennessee housing development agency shall be empowered to act on behalf of the state and its people in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public. Acts 1973, ch. 241, § 4; 1974, ch. 702, § 2; T.C.A., § 13-2304.
There is hereby created a body, politic and corporate, to be known as the "Tennessee housing development agency." The agency, a political subdivision and instrumentality of the state, shall be deemed to be acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state in the performance of essential public functions and shall be deemed to be serving a public purpose and improving and otherwise promoting the health, welfare, and prosperity of the people of the state, and that the Tennessee housing development agency shall be empowered to act on behalf of the state and its people in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public.
Acts 1973, ch. 241, § 4; 1974, ch. 702, § 2; T.C.A., § 13-2304.

## Nearby sections

- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-101.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-102 Fund raising - Powers - Purposes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-102.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-103 Part definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-103.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-104 Creation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-104.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-105 Board of directors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-105.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-106 State officer members - Delegation of duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-106.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-107 Appointed members - Qualifications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-107.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-108 Appointed members - Terms, etc](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-108.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-109 Compensation of members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-109.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-110 Quorum](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-110.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-111 Chair and vice chair](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-111.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-112 Officers - Executive director - Secretary - Audit and budget committee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-112.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-113 Distribution of benefits restricted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-113.md)
- [Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-23-114 Housing cost index - Program becoming operative](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T13_C23_S13-23-114.md)

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