Legal Opinion
Janice L. Booker v. Cynthia E. Edwards and Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 8, 1996No. 17-1249PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
The Department of Housing and Urban Development became the owner of a house as a result of a default by its owner on a HUD-insured mortgage. HUD allowed the defaulting mortgagor to remain in the house under a month-to-month lease. When HUD sold the property to.the highest bidder, the defaulting mortgagor sought to invoke a District of Columbia law entitling a tenant to a right of first refusal when the premises are sold. HUD instead applied its own regulations. As it read them, a defaulting mortgagor —…
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