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Regulations
Public housing – 24 C.F.R. §§ 960.203 (tenant selection criteria), 960.204 (denial of admission for criminal activity or drug abuse), 960.208 (notification of denial, right to informal hearing).
Section 8 voucher program – 24 C.F.R. §§ 982.552 (denial of admission), 982.553 (denial of admission for criminal activity or alcohol abuse), 982.554 (notification of denial, right to informal hearing).
Project-based Section 8, Section 202, 811, 221(d)(3), and 236 – 24 C.F.R. §§ 5.852 (discretion of owner), 5.854 (mandatory denial of admission for criminal activity), 5.855 (permissive denial of admission for criminal activity), 5.856 (sex offenders), 5.901-5.905 (access to criminal records and information).
Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation – 24 C.F.R. § 882.518 (denial of admission for criminal activity or alcohol abuse).
