Little Earth of United Tribes, Inc. v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development

In 1982, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) began nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings against the mortgage on a federally subsidized housing project in Minneapolis, Minnesota, known as Little Earth of United Tribes (LEOUT or the project). The project owner, Little Earth of United Tribes, Inc., and a tenant association, Little Earth Residents Association, Inc. (collectively Little Earth), filed this action to enjoin the foreclosure sale. Little Earth also sought declaratory relief and damages based on a variety of legal theories. HUD counterclaimed for judicial foreclosure.…