What bans are allowed, but not legally required in government-assisted housing—the “catch-all” category of bans that apply to all people with criminal records?

For the many of you who do not fall into one of the required (“mandatory”) bans discussed above, it’s more likely you could get denied government-assisted housing because the Public Housing Authority (PHA) or the owner of the government-assisted housing has decided based on your criminal record that you currently “pose a risk to the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the property by other residents, the owner, or the PHA staff or agents/contractors.”^[1249]

This is a “catch-all” category and allows the PHA or owner of government-assisted property to deny applicants with criminal histories more generally. They are allowed to consider a lot of information, including past convictions (even convictions you had expunged); arrests (even those that never led to a conviction); and in some cases your drug treatment records. See PG. 379 for detailed information about what criminal records a Public Housing Authority (PHA) or owner of government-assisted property can access about you.

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What bans are allowed, but not legally required in government-assisted housing—the “catch-all” category of bans that apply to all people with criminal records?

What bans are allowed, but not legally required in government-assisted housing—the “catch-all” category of bans that apply to *all people with criminal records*?

What bans are allowed, but not legally required in government-assisted housing—the “catch-all” category of bans that apply to all people with criminal records?