United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2000-12-08 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-98 P0b002ee1803a4ef0 f:d0198 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-98 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-98 GAO-01-98 Public housing Housing programs Federal property management Surveys Quality assurance Low income housing HUD Section 8 Housing Assistance Program Letter Report The Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 was intended to give the nation's public housing agencies more flexibility to manage their public housing or tenant-based section 8 programs. In the two years since the legislation was passed, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has provided sufficient guidance for housing agencies to begin making use of their expanded discretionary authority. GAO concludes that the agencies appear to be tailoring their policies to fit their own perceived needs and priorities, adopting only those provisions that fit their particular circumstances. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-98/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-98.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-98/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-98.pdf GAO-01-98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-98 Letter Report GAO-01-98; Public Housing: Implementation Status of Selected; Public housing Housing programs Federal property management Surveys Quality assurance Low income housing HUD Section 8 Housing Assistance Program