To address the concern of an inadequate supply of affordable, decent rental housing within the state of Idaho and other states and other similar areas of need. The Housing Company was created to encourage the development, management and preservation of permanently affordable rental housing for elderly, disadvantaged, low-income or otherwise needy persons. The Housing Company intends to acquire existing low-income housing projects, making them perpetually affordable, and to encourage the development of new affordable housing projects. The Housing Company expects that the occupants of new housing projects may also include a limited number of persons of moderate or higher incomes to encourage economically integrated housing as a means of preventing community deterioration. The Housing Company intends to pursue partnerships with other affordable housing organizations, if appropriate, as a means of achieving its objectives.