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Facts: A local PHA hired a temporary maintenance mechanic. The man was assigned to work under a supervisor, and his project was to install shower stalls in public housing in East St. Louis, Ill. While working on the shower-installation project, the mechanic complained to co-workers about the shoddy workmanship of various housing authority employees working on the project.

Facts: A local PHA knew that a resident was incarcerated at the county jail when it sent a letter to her home address notifying her that it was terminating her housing assistance payments. The resident completed her sentence, returned to her unit, and discovered the termination notice after the appeal deadline had passed.

The PHA denied her request for a hearing as untimely. The resident sued, claiming denial of due process, and asked the court to require t...

Facts: The owner of a project-based Section 8 housing site started an eviction proceeding against a resident for violating a substantial obligation of his tenancy. According to the owner, the resident had another unit that was subsidized by the local housing authority and he failed to recertify and supply information pertaining to his household income, household composition, and other eligibility requirements for the years 2010 and 2011.

Facts: A resident is a participant in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. One day she got involved in a physical altercation with two other women. According to the resident, the other females were unknown to her, intoxicated, and physically attacked her first. She said she only responded in kind by physically defending herself.

Facts: Under the terms of a resident's 2003 lease, the agreed-upon rent was $950 per month, payable on the first day of each month. The tenancy was governed by a Section 8 housing assistance payments (HAP) contract, and the premises were located within the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (LARSO).

Facts: When a resident applied for housing at a local PHA, she was offered a lease and a blank copy of a Personal Care Sponsor Agreement (PCS form).

Facts: An owner and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) are parties to a HUD-approved housing assistance payments (HAP) contract under which Section 8 subsidies are applied to rents at the site. The owner sued OHFA for breach of contract, alleging that OHFA failed to pay a series of “automatic” annual rent increases due under the HAP contract. OHFA claimed that changes to federal law and applicable HUD regulations excused payment of the rent increa...

Facts: A resident was killed by a stray bullet when a fellow resident fired a gun in the direction of the site's security office. As a result, survivors of the incident sued the PHA for negligently failing to evict the criminal resident at the first instance of violent behavior.

Facts: In his application for housing at a local PHA, an applicant admitted that he was recently released from prison after serving a 15-year sentence for robbery. In addition to the application, he also signed HUD's Authorization for the Release of Information/Privacy Act Notice and the PHA's Authorization for Release of Information.

Facts: A resident locked herself in her unit and turned on her gas stove. After police responded to the scene, the resident was removed from the unit and referred for a mental health evaluation. The PHA subsequently terminated the resident's lease and denied her federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher benefits. The former resident sued the PHA and its executive director and Section 8 coordinator, claiming that their actions violated her due process rights an...