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Facts: The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) sued to evict a resident for illegal narcotics-related activity. The resident's babysitter had been arrested and, with a search warrant, the police found heroin and cocaine in one of the bedrooms in the resident's unit.
Decision: The court ruled for the resident and dismissed the case.
Facts: HUD terminated the housing assistance plan (HAP) contract of a Section 8 site in Western Pennsylvania and foreclosed on the property, which was then transferred to a purchaser.
Residents of the site sued HUD in federal district court, arguing that the agency had illegally foreclosed on the property. Specifically, the residents asserted that HUD did not comply with Section 311, because it did not make a proper determination that the site was not feasible for continued assistance.
Facts: The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) terminated a resident's lease after finding that she failed to register her dogs or comply with the site's pet policy. NYCHA also found that the resident chronically failed to pay her full rent. The resident appealed, claiming that NYCHA's decision was arbitrary and unreasonable.
Facts: Dunes City, Ore., through its Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA), rejected a developer's proposal to build single-family and government housing in the city. The developer asked a court to overrule the LUBA's decision, which was based on the city having fewer than 2,500 residents, and therefore allowing the agency to turn down the application without having “clear and objective” standards prescribed under Oregon law.
Ruling: The court sided with the developer and reversed the LUBA decision.
Facts: On his application for Section 8 housing assistance, a resident identified a live-in aide as a member of his household, but did not disclose that the aide also owned the property in which he would be residing. Instead, his application stated that no member of his household owned any real estate.
Facts: The Hartford Housing Authority sought to terminate a resident's lease for conduct violating the lease. In its initial letter to the resident, the housing authority alleged that the resident didn't comply with its rules and regulations and requested that the resident attend a conference to discuss the matter. The letter indicated that the lease would terminate “unless these actions or their results can be and are corrected by you within 15 days.”
Facts: A site owner evicted a resident without giving a reason for the termination, arguing that it did not have to do so because it did not take over the site occupied by the resident until more than a decade after it was converted to a housing development fund cooperative corporation. The owner claimed that the corporation did not have to operate under the same requirements and restrictions as a government-assisted housing entity.
Facts: Owners in Minnesota stopped accepting new Section 8 residents for their property, using a two-phase plan to not renew the leases of existing residents. In 2005 and 2006, they did not renew Section 8 leases for one- and two-bedroom units; in 2006 and 2007, they did not renew Section 8 leases for three-bedroom townhouses.
Facts: A disabled applicant sought rental assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher program. In a separate letter to the housing authority, he also sought reasonable accommodations on account of his and his spouse's disabilities and specifically asked for “special preference admissions from a waiting list.”
Facts: A site owner filed a complaint in an Ohio state court, claiming that a resident failed to comply with the terms of her lease by: (1) allowing unauthorized persons to reside in the unit; (2) allowing visitors to disturb the rights and comfort of neighbors; and (3) failing to report changes in household income.
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