# 24 CFR § 982.51: PHA authority to administer program

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.51

## Section

- **Citation:** 24 CFR § 982.51
- **Heading:** PHA authority to administer program
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 24—Housing and Urban Development > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development > CHAPTER IX—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT > PART 982—SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE: HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM > Subpart B—HUD Requirements and PHA Plan for Administration of Program

## Text

(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.
[60 FR 34695, July 3, 1995, as amended at 64 FR 26641, May 14, 1999; 80 FR 8245, Feb. 17, 2015]

## Nearby sections

- [24 CFR § 982.1 § 982.1 Programs: purpose and structure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.1.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.2 § 982.2 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.2.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.3 § 982.3 HUD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.3.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.4 § 982.4 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.4.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.5 § 982.5 Notices required by this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.5.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.51 § 982.51 PHA authority to administer program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.51.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.52 § 982.52 HUD requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.52.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.53 § 982.53 Equal opportunity requirements and protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.53.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.54 § 982.54 Administrative Plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.54.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.101 § 982.101 Allocation of funding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.101.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.102 § 982.102 Allocation of budget authority for renewal of expiring consolidated ACC funding increments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.102.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.103 § 982.103 PHA application for funding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.103.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.104 § 982.104 HUD review of application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.104.md)
- [24 CFR § 982.151 § 982.151 Annual contributions contract.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-24-982.151.md)

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