[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: 24CFR972.206]



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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 972_CONVERSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING TO TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE--Table 

of Contents

 

      Subpart B_Voluntary Conversion of Public Housing Developments

 

Sec.  972.206  Required initial assessments.



    (a) General. A PHA must conduct a required initial assessment (which 

consists of the certification described in paragraph (b) of this 

section), in accordance with this section, once for each of its 

developments, unless:

    (1) The development is subject to required conversion under 24 CFR 

part 971;

    (2) The development is the subject of an application for demolition 

or disposition that has not been disapproved by HUD;

    (3) A HOPE VI revitalization grant has been awarded for the 

development; or

    (4) The development is designated for occupancy by the elderly and/

or persons with disabilities (i.e., is not a general occupancy 

development).

    (b) Certification procedure. For each development, the PHA shall 

certify that it has:

    (1) Reviewed the development's operation as public housing;

    (2) Considered the implications of converting the public housing to 

tenant-based assistance; and

    (3) Concluded that conversion of the development may be:



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    (i) Appropriate because removal of the development would meet the 

necessary conditions for voluntary conversion described in Sec.  

972.224; or

    (ii) Inappropriate because removal of the development would not meet 

the necessary conditions for voluntary conversion described Sec.  

972.224.

    (c) Documentation. A PHA must maintain documentation of the 

reasoning with respect to each required initial assessment.

    (d) Timing of submission. Consistent with statutory submission 

requirements, the results of each required initial assessment 

(consisting of the certification described in paragraph (b) of this 

section) must be submitted to HUD as part of the next PHA Annual Plan 

after its completion.



                     Voluntary Conversion Procedure