Legal Opinion
Beckham v. New York City Housing Authority
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 26, 1984No. 83 Civ. 6003 (RJW)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs commenced this action on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated to challenge a policy of the New York City Housing Authority (the “Authority”).1 Pursuant to that policy, when public housing tenants fail to recertify their income and family composition in a timely manner, the Authority raises the rents of such tenants to one of several maximum rent alternatives more fully described below. Plaintiffs assert that this policy is invalid because it imposes rents in excess of the limits established by the United States Housing Act, 42…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Barlow v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Helvering v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- McGhee v. Housing Authority of City of LanettDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1982
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Housing Authority & Urban Redevelopment Agency v. TaylorSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2002
- Beckham v. New York City Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Beckham v. The New York City Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985