Janice Winningham, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

ROSENN, Circuit Judge:

Mrs. Winningham, a resident of a “section 236” housing project 1 in Savannah, Georgia, applied under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 2 for financial assistance to supplement her rental payments. Section 101 of that Act authorizes rent supplements for tenants moving to a “section 236” project from substandard housing; it does not authorize rent supplements for those, such as Mrs. Winningham, who did not move into a project from substandard housing. Mrs. Winningham’s application therefore was denied. 3 Challenging the statute’s constitutionality, she…