Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority v. Lofton

NEWBY, Justice.

In this case we consider whether public housing authorities must exercise discretion when pursuing evictions that are not otherwise mandated by federal law. Recognizing that public housing is the housing of last resort, Congress intended public housing authorities to exercise discretion in certain eviction proceedings, such as the lease violation at issue here arising from the actions of a third party. The trial court’s findings establish that plaintiff failed to exercise its discretion before pursuing defendant’s eviction. Accordingly, plaintiff has not established its right…