Legal Opinion
Ruth Durrett v. Housing Authority of the City of Providence
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 14, 1990No. 89-1608PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case began as a complex class action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Fair Housing Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. § 3604(b), by tenants in two public housing projects against various municipal and national entities, seeking relief from a wide variety of allegedly substandard conditions. After much bitterness, including a lengthy rent strike, and much negotiation, the parties crafted a comprehensive settlement agreement that satisfied all concerned, specifically the plaintiff tenants and their landlord, the Providence Housing Authority. The district judge,…
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