---
kind: "unit"
title: "24"
title_heading: "Housing and Urban Development"
key: "subtA/part5/subpartI"
level: "subpart"
label: "Subpart I"
heading: "Preventing Crime in Federally Assisted Housing—Denying Admission and Terminating Tenancy for Criminal Activity or Alcohol Abuse"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/subtA-part5-subpartI"
sections_count: 12
---

# Subpart I — Preventing Crime in Federally Assisted Housing—Denying Admission and Terminating Tenancy for Criminal Activity or Alcohol Abuse

Title 24 C.F.R. — Housing and Urban Development › Subtitle A — Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development › Part 5 — General Hud Program Requirements; Waivers

## Sections

- [§5.850. Which subsidized housing is covered by this subpart?](/cfr/24/5.850.md)
- [§5.851. What authority do I have to screen applicants and to evict tenants?](/cfr/24/5.851.md)
- [§5.852. What discretion do I have in screening and eviction actions?](/cfr/24/5.852.md)
- [§5.853. Definitions.](/cfr/24/5.853.md)
- [§5.854. When must I prohibit admission of individuals who have engaged in drug-related criminal activity?](/cfr/24/5.854.md)
- [§5.855. When am I specifically authorized to prohibit admission of individuals who have engaged in criminal activity?](/cfr/24/5.855.md)
- [§5.856. When must I prohibit admission of sex offenders?](/cfr/24/5.856.md)
- [§5.857. When must I prohibit admission of alcohol abusers?](/cfr/24/5.857.md)
- [§5.858. What authority do I have to evict drug criminals?](/cfr/24/5.858.md)
- [§5.859. When am I specifically authorized to evict other criminals?](/cfr/24/5.859.md)
- [§5.860. When am I specifically authorized to evict alcohol abusers?](/cfr/24/5.860.md)
- [§5.861. What evidence of criminal activity must I have to evict?](/cfr/24/5.861.md)