24 CFR § 792.101 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t24/s792.101"
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title: "24 CFR § 792.101 - Purpose."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "792.101"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING PROGRAMS)"
part_number: "792"
part_name: "PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY SECTION 8 FRAUD RECOVERIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1437f note and 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 9409, Feb. 28, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
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# 792.101 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to encourage public housing agencies (PHAs) to investigate and pursue instances of tenant and owner fraud and abuse in the operation of the Section 8 housing assistance payments programs.

[64 FR 26640, May 14, 1999]