Public Housing Administration

Public Housing Administration
(PHA)
   Created in July 1947 as part of the reorganization and rationalization of government agencies, the Public Housing Administration took over the functions of the United States Housing Authority and Federal Public Housing Authority.

Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era . . 2015.

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