Transfer and Consolidation of Public Housing Programs

Public housing agencies (PHAs) are state-chartered entities, authorized for Federal funding by Section 3 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (“the Act,” 42 USC 1437f). Federal funding for the public housing program is authorized by Section 9 of the Act. A State, or other properly delegated local authority, such as a city, county, or parish, may periodically act to turn the public housing of one PHA over to another PHA or act to combine two or more PHAs into one, multijurisdictional PHA. HUD must be informed in order to (1) perfect its security interest in the public housing, (2) ensure the continued use of the housing as public housing, and (3) guarantee that Federal funding is paid to the proper PHA on behalf of the public housing actually owned by the PHA.

The latest form for Transfer and Consolidation of Public Housing Programs expires 2028-03-31 and can be found here.