Woodland Manor Apartments v. Flowers

REIBMAN, J.,

Before the court is plaintiff’s action of ejectment and assumpsit. It pre*203sents the question of whether a tenant in federally assisted housing is strictly liable for the actions of members of her household or guests, i.e., whether the tenant may be evicted from her apartment when not personally at fault for a breach of her lease or without prior knowledge of its breach.

Delphia Flowers, defendant, has resided in a residential apartment owned by Woodland Manor Apartments, plaintiff, at 441 Central Boulevard, Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, since 1989. On July 13, 1995, law…