The Carter Housing Authority manages more than 100,000 units of public housing in the state of Washington. Many of the properties were
designed and constructed decades ago, and are outdated for today’s affordable housing industry. Currently, the Carter Housing Authority
has buildings in need of rehabilitation. Their infrastructure and reporting practices are outdated and continue to be housed within a
central office, making it hard to move toward a viable Asset Management model. While the Authority has tried to decentralize management
and investments and look at each Asset Management project individually, they’ve struggled to collect the information they need. The current
maintenance data on the various public housing developments owned and managed by the Authority is inconsistent and inadequate. The PHA’s
administrative plans are outdated and can’t be used to make development, maintenance, and budgeting decisions. Due to the lack of project-based
data, the board of directors does not have a clear vision of the PHA’s long-range capital requirements and priorities.