Public Housing: HUD's Takeover of the Chicago Housing Authority
(Testimony, 06/07/95, GAO/T-RCED-95-222).

The Chicago Housing Authority has a long history of troubled management
and poor housing conditions that arise from deficient management
systems; aging, deteriorated, and poorly designed stock; and the
extremely low incomes of residents.  The Department of Housing and Urban
Development's (HUD) ability to take over a troubled housing authority
has been hampered in the past by limited resources and staff expertise.
In the past two years, however, key officials with housing expertise
have joined HUD, and the long-term benefits of taking drastic action
outweigh the costs of continued troubled status.  Finally, proposed
statutory changes, such as repealing the one-for-one replacement
requirement, reforming rent calculation rules, and changing public
housing eligibility criteria, could result in better use of federal
funds for assisted housing.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-95-222
     TITLE:  Public Housing: HUD's Takeover of the Chicago Housing 
             Authority
      DATE:  06/07/95
   SUBJECT:  Public housing
             Housing programs
             Low income housing
             Maintenance costs
             Financial management
             Eligibility criteria
             Replacement housing
             Proposed legislation
             Federal/state relations
IDENTIFIER:  Chicago (IL)
             Philadelphia (PA)
             Detroit (MI)
             New Orleans (LA)
             District of Columbia
             Chester (PA)
             East St. Louis (IL)
             Kansas City (MO)
             Boston (MA)
             American Community Partnerships Act
             HUD Public Housing Management Assessment Program
             
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