CFR > Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development > CHAPTER IX—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT > PART 972—CONVERSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING TO TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE > SUBPART B—Voluntary Conversion of Public Housing Developments (§972.200 to §972.239) > 972.200—Purpose.

972.200—Purpose.

This subpart implements section 22 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437t ). The purposes of this subpart are to:
(a) Require PHAs to perform an assessment which considers developments for which conversion of public housing may be appropriate; and
(b) Provide a basis for a PHA to take action for conversion on a voluntary basis.