Legal Opinion
Perry v. Housing Authority
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 24, 1981No. 80-1253PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by the plaintiffs/appellants from a decision of the district court dismissing their suit against the defendants/appellees for failure to state a federal cause of action.1 We affirm.
The defendant Housing Authority of the City of Charleston (“HACC”) operates a low-income housing project in North Charleston, South Carolina known as the George Legare Homes. The project consists of over 600 units, 552 of which were rented as of September 1978 when this action was filed. HACC, a municipal corporation, was created in 1934 and exists by virtue of the…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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