NJ Department of Community Affairs (2024)

1. The program will deny admission of an applicant for drug abuse and other criminal activity in accordance with the provisions of 24 C.F.R. §982.553 and the policies of the DCA:

2. The DCA will deny admission of an applicant if any household member is currently engaged in, or has engaged in during a reasonable time before admission, drug-related criminal activity, violent criminal activity, or other criminal activity which may threaten the health, safety or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents or persons residing in the immediate vicinity; or threaten the health or safety of the owner or the DCA staff.

3. The DCA will deny admission of an applicant for three (3) years if any household member was evicted from federally assisted housing for drug-related criminal activity.

4. The DCA will deny admission of an applicant if any household member has ever been convicted of drug-related criminal activity for manufacturing or production of methamphetamine on the premises of federally assisted housing.

5. The DCA will deny admission of an applicant if any household member is subject to a lifetime registration as a sex offender under a state registration program.

6. In the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Program, the DCA may only screen for and deny admission to a family member that is subject to a lifetime registration requirement under a state sex offender registration program.