HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (The Green Book): 7.7.2.1 Public Housing
PHA’s Duties. HUD requires PHAs to include lease provisions specifying the PHA’s maintenance obligations.284 Specifically, PHAs must include a lease provision that obligates them to maintain the project in a decent, safe and sanitary condition.285 The regulations further mandate that the lease recite the following obligations for PHAs: