2022 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 135 - Residency and Service Requirements in Federally Assisted Housing
Subchapter V - Safety and Security in Public and Assisted Housing
Sec. 13662 - Termination of tenancy and assistance for illegal drug users and alcohol abusers in federally assisted housing

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—

(Pub. L. 105–276, title V, §577, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2640.)

Section was enacted as part of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, and not as part of subtitles C to F of title VI of Pub. L. 102–550 which comprise this chapter.

Section effective and applicable beginning upon Oct. 1, 1999, except as otherwise provided, with provision that Secretary may implement any provision of this section before such date, except to extent otherwise provided, see section 503 of Pub. L. 105–276, set out as an Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note under section 1437 of this title.