Harrington v. Fall River Housing Authority

A number of property owners in Fall River who participate in federally-funded programs for housing low income tenants brought this action 3 against the Fall River Housing Authority (Authority). They allege, on contract and estoppel theories, that the failure of the Authority to agree to continue to guarantee payment of rent for certain of their rental units for eighteen years, or in some cases, fifteen years, whether the units were occupied by low income tenants provided by the Authority or were vacant, entitles them to declaratory and injunctive relief and damages. After a lengthy…