Legal Opinion
Bennington Housing Authority v. Danielle Lake Bennington Housing Authority v. Krista A. Saunders and Adam Rousseau
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided October 5, 2012No. 2011-403PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
¶ 1. These consolidated cases concern a public housing authority and three of its tenants. Bennington Housing Authority (BHA) appeals two trial court decisions dismissing ejectment claims against tenants, and granting summary judgment to tenants on two counterclaims: (1) that BHA failed to properly advise tenants of their right to request a grievance hearing when it billed them for repairs and fines; and (2) that BHA’s policy of fining tenants for open windows in the winter is prohibited under federal regulations. We affirm.
¶ 2. The facts in these two cases are strikingly similar. BHA is a…
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