Yes, in fact, having at least one resident on the housing authority's board is required by law, with a few exceptions.According to CFR 24, Subtitle B, Chapter IX, Part 964, Subpart E; there are a few scenarios in which a housing authority is not required to have a resident on its board of directors (sometime also referred to as the board of commissioners):If the housing authority is located in a state that requires the members of its board to work full time with salary pay.If the housing authority does not have a governing board.A housing authority may also be exempt from this requirement if it has less than 300 Public Housing units, but only if it meets one of the following conditions:The housing authority has published a notice to the resident advisory board to inform residents of the opportunity, and there was no response by a resident in 30 days. This notice must be published yearly.The housing authority only offers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, and not the Public Housing program.