Truitt v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AUGUSTA

Andrews, Chief Judge.

In this action for writ of possession by the Housing Authority of the City of Augusta (Housing Authority), Mershell Truitt, the tenant, appeals from the trial court’s order striking her Answer and delivering possession of the apartment to the Housing Authority. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

This case arose when Truitt’s son was arrested and charged with possession of crack cocaine and marijuana. Truitt’s lease with the Housing Authority provided that any drug-related criminal activity on public housing property by tenants or members of their households was a…