CODE OF VIRGINIA CERTAIN COUNTIES AUTHORIZED TO ACCEPT GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE (§ 27-5.3) Any county having a population of more than 2,000 persons per square mile may apply for, accept and utilize grants and other assistance from the federal government pursuant to § 117 of the United States Housing Act of 1949 (79 Stat. 451, 477), as amended, for the purpose of carrying out programs of concentrated code enforcement and related activities. HISTORY: 1966, c. 435.