[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR964.3]

[Page 451]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 964--TENANT PARTICIPATION AND TENANT OPPORTUNITIES IN PUBLIC HOUSING--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 964.3  Applicability and scope.

    (a) The policies and procedures contained in this part apply to any 
PHA that has a Public Housing Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) with 
HUD. This part, except for subpart E, does not apply to PHAs with 
housing assistance payments contracts with HUD under section 8 of the 
U.S. Housing Act of 1937.
    (b) Subpart B of this part contains HUD policies, procedures, and 
requirements for the participation of residents in public housing 
operations. These policies, procedures, and requirements apply to all 
residents participating under this part.
    (c)(1) Subpart C of this part contains HUD policies, procedures, and 
requirements for residents participating in the Tenant Opportunities 
Program (TOP) (replaces the Resident Management Program under Section 20 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937). Resident management in public 
housing is viable and remains an option under TOP.
    (2) Subpart C of this part is not intended to negate any pre-
existing arrangements for resident management in public housing between 
a PHA and a resident management corporation. On or after September 23, 
1994, any new, renewed or renegotiated contracts must meet the 
requirements of this part, the ACC and all applicable laws and 
regulations.
    (d) Subpart D of this part includes requirements for the Family 
Investment Centers (FIC) Program which was established by Section 22 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437t) to provide 
families living in public housing and Indian housing with better access 
to educational and employment opportunities.
    (e) Subpart E of this part implements section 2(b) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437), which provides for resident 
membership on the board of directors or similar governing body of a PHA. 
Subpart E applies to any public housing agency that has a public housing 
annual contributions contract with HUD or administers tenant-based 
rental under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f).
    (f) The term ``resident,'' as used throughout this part, is 
interchangeable with the term ``tenant,'' to reflect the fact that local 
resident organizations have differing preferences for the terms. Terms 
such as ``resident council'' and ``tenant council'' and ``resident 
management'' and ``tenant management'' are interchangeable. Hereafter, 
for ease of discussion, the rule will use the terms resident, resident 
council and resident management corporation, as appropriate.

[57 9R 43636, Aug. 24, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 56879, Oct. 21, 1999]