Evicting Other Criminals. LANDLORD may terminate the tenancy of TENANT for any criminal activity by TENANT, a member of TENANT’S household, or a guest of TENANT that threatens the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the property by other residents (including LANDLORD’S management staff residing on the premises) or threatens the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the residence or residences by a person or persons residing in the immediate vicinity of the premises.
Evicting Other Criminals. (a) Threat to other residents. DRHA shall immediately terminate the tenancy for any criminal activity by Resident, any member of Resident’s household, Guest, or any Other Person Under Resident’s Control that threatens the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of their residences by persons residing in the immediate vicinity of the Premises by other residents, including employees of DRHA, except that:
(i.) Criminal activity directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, engaged in by a member of the Resident’s household or any guest or other person under the Resident’s control, shall not be cause for termination of the tenancy or occupancy rights, if the Resident or immediate member of the Resident’s family is a victim of that domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. NOTE: Notwithstanding subparagraph 13 d.(2)(a.), DRHA may bifurcate (divide) the Lease in order to evict, remove, or terminate assistance to any individual who is a Resident or lawful occupant and who engages in criminal acts of physical violence against family members or others, without evicting, removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise penalizing the victim of such violence who is also a Resident or lawful occupant.
(ii.) Nothing in subparagraph 13 d.(2)(a.) may be construed to limit DRHA’s authority, when notified, to honor court orders addressing rights of access to or control of the Leased Premises, including civil protection orders issued to protect the victim and issued to address the distribution or possession of property amount the household members in cases where a family breaks up.
(iii.) Nothing in subparagraph 13 d.(2)(a.) limits any otherwise available authority of DRHA to evict the Resident for any violation of the Lease not premised on the act or acts of violence in question against the Resident or a member of the Resident’s household, provide that DRHA does not subject an individual who is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking to a more demanding standard than other Residents in determination whether to evict or terminate.
(iv.) Nothing in subparagraph 13 d.(2)(a.) may be construed to limit DRHA to terminate the tenancy of any Resident if DRHA can demonstrate an actual and imminent threat to other Residents, to DRHA employees, or to those providing services to the Premises if the Resident’s tenancy is not terminate.
(b) Fugitive felon or parole violator. DRHA may terminate the tenancy if Resident...
Evicting Other Criminals
