CFR > Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development > PART 5—GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS > SUBPART I—Preventing Crime in Federally Assisted Housing—Denying Admission and Terminating Tenancy for Criminal Activity or Alcohol Abuse (§5.850 to §5.861) > 5.860—When am I specifically authorized to evict alcohol abusers?

5.860—When am I specifically authorized to evict alcohol abusers?

The lease must provide that you may terminate the tenancy if you determine that a household member's abuse or pattern of abuse of alcohol threatens the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents.