24 C.F.R. § 982.51
PHA authority to administer program
(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, its authority to administer the program, or its jurisdiction.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: Robbins v. United States Dep't of Hous. & Urban Dev., 72 F. Supp. 3d 1 (D.D.C. 2014).
Robbins v. United States Dep't of Hous. & Urban Dev., 72 F. Supp. 3d 1 (D.D.C. 2014). “151 , the Section 8 Program is ultimately administered by state and local housing authorities, see,24 C.F.R § 982.51, meaning that *4 individuals apply for Section 8 vouchers directly with their LPHA, not HUD.”
Ali v. Bunny Realty Corp., 253 A.D.2d 356 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998). “Under the Federal scheme, the subsidy program is administered by a local Public Housing Authority (PHA) (see, 24 CFR 982.51), in this case defendant NYCHA.”
Lauderhill Hous. Auth. v. Donovan, 818 F. Supp. 2d 185 (D.D.C. 2011). “As authority for the order it seeks, plaintiff relies on 24 C.F.R. § 982.51 , which provides that 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 .”
Collington v. Dist. of Columbia Hous. Auth. (D.D.C. 2018). “151 ; 24 C.F.R § 982.51)); see also Robl'nson v.”
Castro (D.N.J. 2026). “24 C.F.R. § 982.51 . The public housing agency applies to HUD for funding and, pursuant to § 982.”
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