Waleska Velez v. Cuyahoga Metro. Housing Authority

OPINION

LUDINGTON, District Judge.

The question raised on appeal in this case is whether fees charged by lessors for lease terms shorter than one year are “rent” under Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (“Act”). 1 Appellants Waleska Velez and Kimberly Hatcher, Plaintiffs below, appeal the district court’s order denying their motion for summary judgment and granting Appellee Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (“CMHA”) motion for summary judgment. Appellants argue that the district court incorrectly determined that the term “rent,” as used in the Act and its accompanying regulations,…