Legal Opinion
Battles Farm Co. v. Hills
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 8, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-393PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
This is an action brought by four owners of federally subsidized, multifamily housing projects to obtain a subsidy enacted by Congress to enable these projects to keep pace with mounting utility bills and local property taxes and at the same time maintain rents paid by tenants at levels appropriate for the lower income families that they house. Faced with comparable actions, at least nine district courts throughout the United States have already held that this is a mandatory subsidy. This Court agrees and enters the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Ghent v. LynnDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1975
- Ross v. Community Services, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- Guadamuz v. AshDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- Dubose v. HillsDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1975
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1977
- Battles Farm Co. v. PierceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Rocky Ford Housing Authority v. United States Department of AgricultureDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Dubose v. HarrisDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1979
- Battles Farm Co. v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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