[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
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, 
 
PART 964_TENANT PARTICIPATION AND TENANT OPPORTUNITIES IN PUBLIC HOUSING--
 
                     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.