### Question
How does NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING define troubled public housing agency?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 12705*, **troubled public housing agency** is defined as:

> a public housing agency that, upon the effective date of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, is designated under section 6(j)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [42 U.S.C. 1437d(j)(2)] as a troubled public housing agency

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 12705*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 130-NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS AND POLICIES**

