---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 960.103"
title: "24"
number: "960.103"
heading: "Equal opportunity requirements and protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/960.103"
---

# §960.103. Equal opportunity requirements and protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

- (a) **Applicable requirements.** The PHA must administer its public housing program in accordance with all applicable equal opportunity requirements imposed by contract or federal law, including the authorities cited in [§ 5.105(a)](/cfr/24/5.105.md?p=a) of this title.
- (b) **PHA duty to affirmatively further fair housing.** The PHA must affirmatively further fair housing in the administration of its public housing program.
- (c) **Equal opportunity certification.** The PHA must submit signed equal opportunity certifications to HUD in accordance with [§ 903.7(o)](/cfr/24/903.7.md?p=o) of this title, including certification that the PHA will affirmatively further fair housing.
- (d) **Protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.** The PHA must apply the requirements in [24 CFR part 5](/cfr/24/part5.md), [subpart L](/cfr/24/subpartL.md) (Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking).

## Notes

### Amendments

[65 FR 16724, Mar. 29, 2000, as amended at 73 FR 72344, Nov. 28, 2008; 75 FR 66262, Oct. 27, 2010; 81 FR 80815, Nov. 16, 2016]

### Source

Source: 65 FR 16724, Mar. 29, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437c, 1437d, 1437n, 1437z-3, and 3535(d).

### Source

Source: 40 FR 33446, Aug. 8, 1975, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 49 FR 6714, Feb. 23, 1984.

### Amendments

[65 FR 16724, Mar. 29, 2000, as amended at 73 FR 72344, Nov. 28, 2008; 75 FR 66262, Oct. 27, 2010; 81 FR 80815, Nov. 16, 2016]