Legal Opinion
Connie Burton v. Tampa Housing Authority
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 7, 2001No. 00-13607PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
I. Introduction
The question presented by this appeal is whether or not a public housing authority may evict ignorant tenants, pursuant to a Congressional mandate, when the tenant, any member of the tenant’s household, or any guest or other person under the tenant’s control engages in drug-related criminal activity on or near the public housing premises. The district court answered in the affirmative. We agree and affirm.
II. Factual and Procedural History
The facts giving rise to this case, as limited in this appeal, involve the Appellant, Connie Burton, a forty-three…
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