Legal Opinion
Bennington Housing Authority v. Bush
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 20, 2007No. 06-094PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSkoglund, J.
¶ 1. The Bennington Housing Authority (BHA) brought an eviction action against appellants, Diane Bush and Scott Heaton, on the ground that they withheld information from their lease application which, if known, would have disqualified them as eligible lessees. Ms. Bush and Mr. Heaton appeal the trial court’s determination that they committed fraud in the inducement and that BHA appropriately exercised its discretion in evicting the family when, five years after admitting the family, it discovered material inaccuracies in their application concerning one family member. We reverse.
¶ 2. In April…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Department of Housing and Urban Development v. RuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Union Bank v. JonesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980
- N.A.S. Holdings, Inc. v. PafundiSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
- Herald Ass'n, Inc. v. DeanSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
- In re N.H.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1998
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