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Facts: A resident sued the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and its contractor for negligence after slipping and falling on black ice on the walkway in front of her building. NYCHA and its contractor, which had installed a sidewalk shed in front of the building, asked the court to dismiss the case. The court refused, finding a trial was needed to determine the facts. NYCHA and the contractor appealed.

Ruling: The appeals court ruled for NYCHA ...

Facts: The owners of four multifamily housing sites that receive Section 8 assistance claimed that a South Dakota public housing authority (PHA) violated their housing assistance payments (HAP) contract.

Facts: A resident of a housing site owned and operated by the Memphis Housing Authority (MHA) was fatally shot at the site by another resident.

Facts: An Hispanic employee of the Housing and Community Service Agency of Lane County, Oregon, which provides housing and services for moderate- to low-income Oregon residents, was disturbed by her coworkers’ attitude toward minorities.

Facts: An applicant filed a complaint against the Bayonne Housing Authority (BHA), claiming that it unlawfully discriminated against him on the basis of his disabilities when, upon his request for a Section 8 housing voucher, it didn't put him at the top of the applicant list.

BHA had notified the applicant, who was not a resident of Bayonne, that his name had been placed on the waiting list, but that first preference would be given to Bayonne residents...

Facts: The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) charged a resident with chronic rent delinquency. At a hearing, the assistant site manager testified that the resident had not paid rent for almost two years.

The resident testified that NYCHA “listed” her as a “move-out” since she transferred to another unit, and she hadn't received any rent statements for several years. She also testified that the management office changed her ...

Facts: A Minnesota resident received Section 8 housing assistance and additional benefits for a live-in aide, who also owned the unit in which they resided. On the application for assistance, the resident identified the live-in aide as a household member, but didn't disclose that she also owned the unit. When the housing authority learned that the live-in aide also was an owner, it threatened to terminate the assistance. The resident requested a hearing.

Facts: The owners of multifamily housing sites sued the Maine Housing Authority for failing to automatically increase their Section 8 rental subsidies on an annual basis pursuant to their housing assistance payments (HAP) contracts. The housing authority asked the court to dismiss the case against it.

Decision: The court denied the housing authority's request.

Facts: Two married African-American residents, including a husband with a disability, claimed that the Section 8 unit in which they live failed to meet housing standards and that the Housing Authority of South Bend (HASB) didn't remedy the conditions they complained about.

Facts: A resident sued the City of New York and HUD, claiming that the condition of her unit and building deteriorated despite her repeated complaints. She claimed that the owner didn't comply with the Section 8 inspection requirements. Specifically, the resident described having to break a window to get into her unit because her doorknob was broken. She also claimed there was a conspiracy between other residents and site management regarding site conditions....