Federal housing law
24 CFR § 966.57 Decision of the hearing officer.
Title 24, Code of Federal Regulations (HUD), as enacted — this section's verbatim text. The library holds selected sections of this code, not the whole code.
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- 2016-04-07
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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- United States
§ 966.57¶
Decision of the hearing officer.
(a) The hearing officer must prepare a written decision, including the reasons for the PHA's decision within a reasonable time after the hearing. A copy of the decision must be sent to the complainant and the PHA. The PHA must retain a copy of the decision in the tenant's folder. The PHA must maintain a log of all hearing officer decisions and make that log available upon request of the hearing officer, a prospective complainant, or a prospective complainant's representative.
(b) The decision of the hearing officer will be binding on the PHA unless the PHA Board of Commissioners determines that:
(1) The grievance does not concern PHA action or failure to act in accordance with or involving the complainant's lease on PHA regulations, which adversely affects the complainant's rights, duties, welfare or status; or
(2) The decision of the hearing officer is contrary to applicable Federal, State or local law, HUD regulations or requirements of the annual contributions contract between HUD and the PHA.
(c) A decision by the hearing officer or Board of Commissioners in favor of the PHA or which denies the relief requested by the complainant in whole or in part will not constitute a waiver of, nor affect in any manner whatever, any rights the complainant may have to a trial de novo or judicial review in any judicial proceedings, which may thereafter be brought in the matter.
[81 FR 12375, Mar. 8, 2016]
Official source: 24 CFR § 966.57 Decision of the hearing officer..
Source snapshot retrieved: 2026-09-25T22:36:34.620954+00:00.
eCFR currency: Title 24 is up to date as of 2026-09-24.
Version dates (indexing metadata): Effective 2016-04-07; operative 2016-04-07.
Date evidence (amendment final rule): Effective Date: April 7, 2016.
Evidence source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-03-08/html/2016-04901.htm
Applicability note (indexing metadata, not regulatory text): Applies to the public-housing grievance procedure under 24 CFR Part 966; do not generalize it to every private tenancy. Preserve the scope/exceptions in section 966.51 and other applicable local, state, and federal requirements. The indexed version includes the April 7, 2016 amendments; this snapshot does not establish earlier historical versions.