24 CFR § 972.200 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s972.200"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "24 CFR § 972.200 - Purpose."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "972.200"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "972"
part_name: "CONVERSION OF PUBLIC HOUSING TO TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1437t, 1437z-5, and 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 33618, June 22, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "972"
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# 972.200 Purpose.

This subpart implements section 22 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437t). The purposes of this subpart are to:

(a) Require PHAs to perform an assessment which considers developments for which conversion of public housing may be appropriate; and

(b) Provide a basis for a PHA to take action for conversion on a voluntary basis.