HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (The Green Book): 2.7.2 Screening
For the Voucher program, PHAs may, but are not required to, conduct screening of applicants for family behavior or suitability.742 As with screening for all the programs, a distinction is made between a PHA’s mandatory and discretionary grounds for denial of assistance. PHAs have a duty to prohibit admission of families with members who have engaged in certain criminal behavior.