24 C.F.R. § 5.902

Terms found elsewhere. 1937 Act, drug, federally assisted housing, household, HUD, public housing, public housing agency (PHA), Section 8. (a)  The following terms used in this subpart are defined in subpart A of this part:

(b)  used in this subpart are as follows:

A person who is 18 years of age or older, or who has been convicted of a crime as an adult under any Federal, State, or tribal law.

Public housing, project-based assistance under section 8 (including new construction and substantial rehabilitation projects), and tenant-based assistance under section 8.

The National Crime Information Center (NCIC), police departments and other law enforcement agencies that hold criminal conviction records.

The owner of federally assisted housing.

Responsible entity. responsible entity For the public housing program, the Section 8 tenant-based assistance program (part 982 of this title), the Section 8 project-based voucher program (part 983 of this title), and the Section 8 moderate rehabilitation program (part 882 of this title),  means the PHA administering the program under an Annual Contributions Contract with HUD. For all other Section 8 programs, responsible entity means the Section 8 owner.