Legal Opinion
Wojcik v. Lynn Housing Authority
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 14, 2006No. 05-P-204PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDoerfer, J.
The plaintiff, Patricia Wojcik, receives “section 8”2 benefits, which are administered by the Lynn Housing *104Authority (LHA). In April, 2003, she had occasion to seek the assistance of the LHA over the telephone because of a controversy she was having with her landlord. During the course of this encounter she uttered a threat to the person to whom she was speaking. The LHA subsequently notified her that her benefits were terminated on account of this threatening conduct.
Under a procedure provided for by Federal regulations promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Blessing v. FreestoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Iamele v. AsselinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Carter v. Lynn Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Costa v. Fall River Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Rivas v. Chelsea Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Figgs v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
- Rios v. Town of Huntington Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2012
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