Dowling v. Bangor Housing Authority

LEVY, J., with whom SILVER, J., joins,

concurring in part and dissenting in part.

[¶ 25] I join in the Court’s opinion except with respect to part D concerning the sanction that was imposed by the Authority against Dowling. The hearing officer recommended that the ultimate sanction— termination from Section 8 housing assistance — be imposed based largely on his finding that Dowling had initiated the fraudulent side agreement she had with her former landlord, Robert Wortman Sr. Because this finding is not supported by substantial evidence in the administrative record, the judgment should be…