Code: PACT (NYCHA housing preservation program)
Description: (Permanent Affordability Commitment Together) is a NYCHA program that moves participating developments from traditional public housing assistance to project-based Section 8 assistance to fund major repairs and improvements. NYCHA keeps ownership of the land and buildings while private and nonprofit partners carry out repairs and manage the properties.
Practical Meaning: If your apartment is in a participating development, you sign a new project-based Section 8 lease, and a partner takes over day-to-day property management. NYCHA continues to administer the housing subsidy and monitor the development.
Where You May See It: NYCHA development notices, resident meeting materials, renovation updates, project-based Section 8 leases, and annual recertification documents.
Why It Matters: The program provides funding for major building repairs while preserving permanent affordability and resident protections. It changes the development’s funding and management arrangements; it is not the same as receiving a tenant-based voucher to rent an apartment elsewhere.
Source: NYCHA PACT Program Explained