Legal Opinion
Wright v. City of Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1985No. 85-1068PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge.
Tenants of public low-cost housing brought an action against their landlord, the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority (“RRHA”). Their complaint was based on the alleged deprivation of the tenants’ rights under the Brooke Amendment of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 42 U.S.C. § 1437a,1 and particular United States Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) regulations pertaining to utility allowances issued pursuant to that statute. Specifically, the tenant class alleged that the RRHA disregarded HUD regulations governing the establishment of “reasonable”…
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