MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTH. v. LOR

No. C2-97-1756.

591 N.W.2d 700 (1999)

MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY, Appellant, v. Mai LOR, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Kubic, Kenneth A. Parsons, Minneapolis, MN, Louis N. Smith, Smith Parker P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Cherie N. Shoquist, Lawrence R. McDonough, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.

Michael Driscoll, City of St. Paul, St. Paul, MN, for amicus curiae Public Housing Authority of the City of St. Paul.

William F. Maher, Executive Director & Counsel, Housing and Development Law Institute, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, Minnesota Chapter, and Housing and Development Law Institute.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

Appellant Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) contends that when a public housing authority brings an unlawful detainer action against one of its tenants on the basis of alleged criminal activity by a household member, trial courts may not consider facts other than whether the tenant actually violated the lease. As the trial court considered the hardship respondent tenant Mai Lor would face in finding a new apartment...

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