[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 24, Volume 4]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 24CFR964.135]



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                 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 B_Tenant Participation

 

Sec.  964.135  Resident involvement in HA management operations.



    Residents shall be involved and participate in the overall policy 

development and direction of Public Housing operations.

    (a) Resident management corporations (RMCs) may contract with HAs to 

perform one or more management functions provided the resident entity 

has received sufficient training and/or has staff with the necessary 

expertise to perform the management functions and provided the RMC meets 

bonding and licensing requirements.

    (b) Residents shall be actively involved in a HA's decision-making 

process and give advice on matters such as modernization, security, 

maintenance, resident screening and selection, and recreation.

    (c) While a HA has responsibility for management operations, it 

shall ensure strong resident participation in all issues and facets of 

its operations



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through the duly elected resident councils at public housing 

developments, and with jurisdiction-wide resident councils.

    (d) A HA shall work in partnership with the duly elected resident 

councils.

    (e) HAs, upon request from the duly elected resident council, shall 

ensure that the duly elected resident council officers as defined in 

subpart B of this part, and other residents in the development are fully 

trained and involved in developing and implementing Federal programs 

including but not limited to Comprehensive Improvement Assistance 

Program (CIAP), Comprehensive Grant Program, Urban Revitalization 

Demonstration, Drug Elimination, and FIC.

    (f) HAs shall involve resident council officers and other interested 

residents at the development through education and direct participation 

in all phases of the budgetary process.

    (g) Resident council officers shall be encouraged to become involved 

in the resident screening and selection process for prospective 

residents at the development. Those selected to perform resident 

screening and selection functions must be trained by the HA in resident 

screening and selection and must sign a legal document committing to 

confidentiality.