What I was getting at is that there is precedent for this requirement and it may be legally/constitutionally sound. I realize that public housing shelters folks from one end of the spectrum to the other. If they are not taking drugs, they wouldn't have much to lose now, would they?
It would be my guess that there is no drug testing for public housing in my state, as a drive my the projects reveals a bunch of people who all look like they are drunk, high or stoned, or a combination thereof.
Funny thing; legally would it stand up. ACLU would fight it tooth and nail, but in NY (the most liberal state after Massachusetts) they will kick grannies out of the projects because grand baby is selling dope on the grounds of the project. See a lot of these teenage or 20 somethings are living with their grannies—and this has stood in the NY courts. I personally think it’s harsh, the law should be amended for granny to have an opportunity to remedy the situation (kicking the bum out)instead of her being on the street.