Bans Properties, L.L.C. v. Housing Authority

OPINION

RICK STRANGE, Justice.

This is a declaratory judgment action. The trial court held that a contract between the Housing Authority of the City of Odessa, Odessa Redevelopment Partnership, Ltd., and Bans Properties, L.L.C. was null and void. We affirm.

I.Background Facts

Odessa Housing Authority built and operated a multifamily, low-income, rental housing project in Odessa known as the La Promesa Apartments. It contracted with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and began receiving federal housing assistance payments. In 1992, Odessa Housing Authority applied for…