Criss v. Salvation Army Residences

NEELY, Justice:

This is an original proceeding in prohibition in which the petitioners sought, when their petition was filed, to prohibit a trial from being conducted in an eviction action brought against them in the Circuit Court of Marion County. For the reasons set forth below, the writ of prohibition prayed for is awarded as moulded.

The petitioners are residents of William Booth Towers, a federally subsidized low-income housing project owned by Salvation Army Residences, Inc. When they moved into their apartment at Booth Towers the petitioners entered into a rental agreement. The lease was…