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Conduct of the Hearing

  1. The hearing shall be conducted informally by the hearing officer or hearing panel.
  2. Oral or documentary evidence pertinent to the facts and issues raised by the complainant may be received without regard to admissibility under the rules of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings.
  3. The hearing officer or hearing panel shall require the PHA, the complainant, legal counsel, and other participants or spectators to conduct themselves in an orderly fashion. Failure to comply with the directions of the hearing officer or hearing panel to obtain an order may result in exclusion from the proceedings, or in a decision adverse to the interests of the disorderly party, and granting or denial of the relief sought, as appropriate.