Legal Opinion
Resident Action Council v. Seattle Housing Authority
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 2013No. 87656-8PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
González, J.
¶1 This direct appeal concerns the public disclosure of Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) grievance hearing decisions pursuant to the Public Records Act (PRA), chapter 42.56 RCW SHA hearing decisions contain *426welfare recipients’ personal information. This information is exempt from disclosure under the PRA, but the PRA requires redaction and disclosure of public records insofar as all exempt material can be removed. Accordingly, the PRA requires redaction of welfare recipients’ exempt information contained in SHA’s grievance hearing decisions. Applicable federal regulations do not…
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