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. --------------------------- Indexing Terms ----------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We regret that electronic text of GAO Testimony is not available at this time. See the GAO FAQ - Section 2.0 for printed copy ordering information. The FAQ is automatically retrieved with all WAIS search results or can be obtained by sending e-mail to: [email protected]