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Public Housing: Information on Receiverships at Public Housing Authorities

GAO-03-363 Published: Feb 14, 2003. Publicly Released: Feb 14, 2003.
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About 3,000 public housing authorities--state, county, and municipal agencies--develop and manage low-income housing in cooperation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since 1979, 15 housing authorities have been placed in the hands of receivers' outside parties designated to manage the authorities during a specific period of time, usually several years. GAO was asked to identify the circumstances that led to receiverships, any differences in the way they operate and in their results, and the factors that have influenced the termination of receiverships.

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Housing programsLow income housingProgram managementPublic housingHousingFair housingRacial segregationPublic housing revitalizationUrban developmentLitigation