42 U.S.C. § 13662
Termination of tenancy and assistance for illegal drug users and alcohol abusers in federally assisted housing
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 13662, Termination of tenancy and assistance for illegal drug users and alcohol abusers in federally assisted housing, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/483276
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public housing agency or an owner of federally assisted housing (as applicable), shall establish standards or lease provisions for continued assistance or occupancy in federally assisted housing that allow the agency or owner (as applicable) to terminate the tenancy or assistance for any household with a member—
In determining whether, pursuant to subsection (a)(2), to terminate tenancy or assistance to any household based on a pattern of illegal use of a controlled substance or a pattern of abuse of alcohol by a household member, a public housing agency or an owner may consider whether such household member—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999