---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 5.857"
title: "24"
number: "5.857"
heading: "When must I prohibit admission of alcohol abusers?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/5.857"
---

# §5.857. When must I prohibit admission of alcohol abusers?


You must establish standards that prohibit admission to federally assisted housing if you determine you have reasonable cause to believe that a household member's abuse or pattern of abuse of alcohol interferes with the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 66 FR 28792, May 24, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1701x; 42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437c, 1437f, 1437n, 3535(d); 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.; 34 U.S.C. 12471 et seq.; Sec. 327, Pub. L. 109-115, 119 Stat. 2396; E.O. 13279, 67 FR 77141, 3 CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 258; E.O. 13559, 75 FR 71319, 3 CFR, 2010 Comp., p. 273; E.O. 14015, 86 FR 10007, 3 CFR, 2021 Comp., p. 517.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 5202, Feb. 9, 1996, unless otherwise noted.