Gray v. Pierce County Housing Authority

The Pierce County Housing Authority (PCHA) and tenants participating in PCHA’s Housing Opportunities and Personal Education Program (HOPE) both appeal a summary judgment order. Additionally, PCHA appeals an order of final judgment awarding the tenants attorney fees. We hold that the tenants have failed to demonstrate a property interest, either by writing or mutual understanding, in the rental units such that PCHA could not terminate a tenancy except for cause. We also hold that PCHA’s HOPE program was not exempt from the Residential Landlord Tenant Act of 1973 as an "institution,” and thus,…