Housing Auth. of City of Danville v. Love

Defendant, Becky Love, is a tenant of plaintiff, the Danville Housing Authority. In an action for forcible entry and detainer, the trial court awarded possession to plaintiff. Defendant appeals, arguing that plaintiff failed to provide her the grievance procedure required by federal statutory law. We agree and, therefore, reverse the trial court’s judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

The lease agreement provides as follows:

“HI. Informal settlement of a grievance Any grievance must be personally presented, either orally or in writing, to the [public housing authority’s] central office or the management…