Legal Opinion
New Bedford Housing Authority v. Olan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 16, 2001PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpina, J.
Elba Olan had been a tenant for about three years at the Presidential Heights public housing project, a federally subsidized public housing project in New Bedford owned and operated by the New Bedford Housing Authority. On July 14, 1997, the housing authority commenced an action under G. L. c. 139, § 19, seeking cancellation of Olan’s lease, a declaration that her lease was void, orders that Olan and her family vacate and surrender forthwith their apartment, and a speedy trial. Its complaint alleged that Olan and her family had used force or violence against New Bedford police officers who…
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