HUD Issues Notice on State Lifetime Sex Offender Registration
HUD has announced the release of Notice H 2009-11 (September 9, 2009) on the subject of State Lifetime Sex Offender Registration.
The notice "reiterates current regulatory requirements whereby owners and management agents must perform necessary criminal history background checks to determine if an applicant, or a member of an applicant’s household, is subject to a lifetime registration requirement under a State sex offender registration program."
The notice also encourages Owner/Agents to adopt a "zero tolerance" policy, including the following:
1. Ask households at each recertification whether any member is subject to a lifetime registration requirement under a State sex offender registration program.
2. Use the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender website to confirm that applicants and federal housing assistance recipients are not lifetime registered sex offenders.
3. Aggressively termination of assistance or tenancy, as appropriate, for tenants subject to a State Lifetime Sex Offender registration requirement to the extent allowed by law.
The full notice can be accessed here:
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