Legal Opinion
Underwood v. Hills
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 8, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-469PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
This is a nationwide class action brought by tenants in federally subsidized, multifamily housing projects to obtain an operating subsidy enacted by Congress in 12 U.S.C. § 1715z-1(f)(3) and (g) to enable these projects to keep pace with mounting utility bills and local property taxes and at the same time to maintain rents at and to reduce rents to levels appropriate for lower income tenants. Faced with comparable actions, at least nine district courts throughout the United States have already held that payment of this…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Ghent v. LynnDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1975
- Ross v. Community Services, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1975
- Guadamuz v. AshDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- Dubose v. HillsDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1975
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Taunton Gardens Company v. Carla HillsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Hilda Abrams v. Carla A. Hills, as Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Dubose v. PierceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Underwood v. PierceDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1982
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