IN RE WHITT

Bankruptcy No. 87-02062S, Adv. No. 87-0601S.

79 B.R. 611 (1987)

In re Lucy WHITT, Debtor. Lucy WHITT, Plaintiff, v. PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

November 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Searles, Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff/debtor.

Denise J. Baker, Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

Joseph B. Finley, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., Trustee.


OPINION

DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.

The instant adversarial proceeding causes us to explore whether certain actions of a landlord, in this case a public housing authority, are impermissible in light of the automatic stay arising pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) and whether the landlord should be subject to monetary liability, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(h), for actions which, while we find impermissible, were rather mild and in light of the...

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