[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: 24CFR982.51] [Page 575] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, PART 982_SECTION 8 TENANT BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM-- Subpart B_HUD Requirements and PHA Plan for Administration of Program Sec. 982.51 PHA authority to administer program. Source: 60 FR 34695, July 3, 1995, unless otherwise noted. (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. [60 FR 34695, July 3, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 26641, May 14, 1999]