DeCambre v. Brookline Housing Authority

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW

YOUNG, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In a case involving a beneficiary’s special needs trust and federal housing benefits, this Court is faced with determining whether such a trust, designed to prevent beneficiaries from losing their Medicaid and Social Security eligibility, should also protect beneficiaries from losing their- income-based federal housing vouchers despite statutory language to the contrary. The issue before the Court turns on the interpretation of HUD regulations for calculating annual income for housing assistance…