The five were "named and shamed" alongside published performance figures which showed associations in Scotland were most likely to perform badly on governance and accountability.
Maintenance and financial management were also found by regulators to be a source of poor performance.
Four appointees were made to Salvation Army housing association's board "to assist the RSL in considering options for its future".
The association, which owns around 305 "special needs" homes throughout Scotland, has been advised to transfer its stock to another landlord.
Camlachie housing association has also been advised to transfer its stock, following four appointments to its board and poor performance audit in May this year.
Troubled Gap housing association and Bridgeton and Dalmarnock housing association were also on the critical list. Gap had six Scottish Homes appointments on its board, and is expected to be taken over by a different landlord, Link HA, shortly.
Last year Bridgeton and Dalmarnock was told to demolish a third of its 900 homes and transfer its properties to a new landlord as well. (Housing Today, 12 August).
Three appointments made to Garnad housing association the previous year were lifted after its performance improved.
Scottish Homes stressed that generally performance had improved from the previous year.
The quango grades the functions of associations from "A" to "E". The agency said for the first time 95 per cent of the 253 landlords registered with it were performing satisfactorily - an "A", "B" or "C" overall grade - compared with 89 per cent last year.
Six associations achieved straight "As. They were: Bield, Queen's Cross, Wester Hailes, Rosehill, Eildon and Perthshire.
Registration and supervision director Carole Oatway praised the generally high standard and said the new housing bill heralded a significant step change in regulation. The quango will become an executive agency and take over the regulation of council housing performance.
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Housing Today
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