Betsy McCrightOTHER CHANGESThe CHA board also approved a policy allowing it to evict a household that includes a sex offender who is subject to a lifetime registration requirement under a state sex offender registration program, unless otherwise provided by law.
A yearlong effort to rid Chattanooga public housing of crime has led to an array of new get-tough measures that residents must adhere to or face eviction.
But rules adopted last month by the Chattanooga Housing Authority put residents under the severest scrutiny yet.
Committing a crime on CHA property long has been grounds for eviction. But now, for the first time, committing a crime off property also can get a resident kicked out.
CHA officials last month amended the agency’s tenant policy to stipulate that any criminal or drug-related activity, including the manufacture or production of methamphetamine, on or off the premises by public housing residents, any member of their households or their guests, will lead to eviction.