Legal Opinion

Maxton Housing Authority v. McLean

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 2, 1985No. 626A84PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Justice.

We find that the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the judgments of the district court and therefore reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

I

The defendant, Anita McKoy McLean, became a tenant of the plaintiff, Maxton Housing Authority (Authority) on 1 July 1980. At that time Mrs. McLean was unmarried and lived in the apartment with her two children. She was not required to pay rent to the Authority and received a check from it in the amount of six dollars per month to apply to her utility bills. On 10 October 1981 she married David McLean, who is the father of her…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Tyson v. New York City Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
  2. Hines v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  3. Goler Metropolitan Apartments, Inc. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
  4. Powell v. Eastern Carolina Regional Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
  5. Baldwin v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Housing Authority v. LamotheSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  2. Charlotte Housing Authority v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995
  3. Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority v. GreenOhio Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. City of Albuquerque v. BrooksNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Long Drive Apartments v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1992

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