CHAVEZ v. CITY OF SANTA FE HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 77-1307.

606 F.2d 282 (1979)

Inez CHAVEZ, Mary Nora Sanchez, Juanita Jaramillo, Manuel and Virginia Valdez, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF SANTA FE HOUSING AUTHORITY and Emilia M. Martinez, Director of the Santa Fe Housing Authority, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Burke, Las Vegas, N.M., for plaintiffs-appellants.

David R. Sierra, Santa Fe, N.M., for defendants-appellees.

Before McWILLIAMS, DOYLE and McKAY, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs brought suit against the City of Santa Fe Housing Authority and its director, Emilia Martinez, alleging that defendants illegally assessed them and similarly situated low income tenants for damage to their apartment units. Plaintiffs' amended complaint alleges that such assessment practices violate the United States Housing Act of 1937 as amended,1 regulations promulgated under the Act, and due process...

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