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 982—SECTION 8 TENANT BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM > SUBPART B—HUD Requirements and PHA Plan for Administration of Program (§982.51 to §982.54) > 982.51—PHA authority to administer program.

982.51—PHA authority to administer program.

(a) The PHA must have authority to administer the program. The PHA must provide evidence, satisfactory to HUD, of its status as a PHA, of its authority to administer the program, and of the PHA jurisdiction.
(b) The evidence submitted by the PHA to HUD must include enabling legislation and a supporting legal opinion satisfactory to HUD. The PHA must submit additional evidence when there is a change that affects its status as a PHA, authority to administer the program, or the PHA jurisdiction.

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[60 FR 34695, July 3, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 26641, May 14, 1999]