Speelman v. Bellingham/Whatcom County Housing Authorities

¶1 Melinda Speelman challenges the trial court’s denial of her request for a preliminary injunction in her action contesting the termination of her family’s Section 8 housing subsidy. The Bellingham Housing Authority (BHA) knew that Speelman was incarcerated at the What-com County Jail when it sent a letter to her home address notifying her that it was terminating her housing assistance payments. Because this notice was not reasonably calculated under the circumstances to reach Speelman timely, she demonstrated that she likely would prevail on the merits of her claim that BHA denied her…