---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 26.36"
title: "24"
number: "26.36"
heading: "Parties to the hearing."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/26.36"
---

# §26.36. Parties to the hearing.

- (a) **General.** The parties to the hearing shall be the respondent and HUD.
- (b) **Rights of parties.** Except as otherwise limited by subpart B of this part, all parties may:
  - (1) Be accompanied, represented, and advised by a representative;
  - (2) Participate in any conference held by the ALJ;
  - (3) Conduct discovery;
  - (4) Agree to stipulations of fact or law, which shall be made part of the record;
  - (5) Present evidence relevant to the issues at the hearing;
  - (6) Present and cross-examine witnesses;
  - (7) Present oral arguments at the hearing as permitted by the ALJ; and
  - (8) Submit written briefs and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law after the hearing, as permitted by the ALJ.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

### Source

Source: 73 FR 76833, Dec. 17, 2008, unless otherwise noted.