Thibodeau v. Pierce

*17MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LAGUEUX, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, failure to state a claim and lack of venue. At issue is the power of a federal district court to review the determination by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that the value of a homeowner’s labor in making improvements upon his home is not a “reasonable cost of improvement” within the meaning of Section 235 of the National Housing Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 12 U.S.C. § 1715z (1980 & Supp.1987); 12 U.S.C. §…