Housing Authority v. McKenzie

The plaintiff housing authority of the city of Hartford is a public housing agency that owns and leases residential dwelling units at 70 Kensington Street, Hartford. On June 9, 1975, it entered into a written lease with the defendant for one of its Hartford apartments. The lease was automatically renewed at the end of every month, absent any action by either party to terminate it. The housing authority could terminate the lease for nonpayment of rent or for "good cause," which was defined as including "serious or repeated interference with the rights of other tenants," or the "creation of…