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BULLETIN NO. 29 ON EQLICflffigD PROCEDURE
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This Bulletin is being issued to communicate to all local housing
authorities the policy of the USHA with respect to budgeting repair, .
maintenance, and replacement costs and to assist local housing authorities
in budgeting such costs in accordance with this policy. The Bulletin
contains a description of the various component parts of a project,
statements of standards and factors to be used in estimating the costs of
repairs, maintenance, and replacement. The classification of RM&R costs
used in this Bulletin and the relationship of such costs to other costs
is identical with that set forth in the "Manual of Instructions of Ac—
counting Prooedure for Local Housing Authorities", particularly part IV
thereof. The suggested standards reflect the USHA position that anything
short of the maximum amount of tenant help in project upkeep is repugnant
to the objectives of the United States Housing Act.

The system of budgeting repairs, maintenance and replacement costs
suggested in the Bulletin might be described as the "pay as you go" basis.
The reasons for suggesting this basis for budgeting RM&R costs are set
forth in some detail in the Bulletin. ,

A somewhat more detailed statement of the "Scope and Content" of the

‘ Bulletin is contained on page 1 of the Bulletin itself. A Table of
Contents is also included on the following page. This Table of Contents
should be detached from the Bulletin and added as page 21 to the ”List
and Table of Contents of Bulletins on Policy and Procedure" which was

; previously issued. This "Covering Page" should also be detached when the

. Bulletin is placed in your binder with the other Bulletins on Policy and
Procedure.