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DOE v. PORTLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY

656 A.2d 1200 (1995)

John DOE, et al. v. PORTLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 4, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey W. Jones (orally), Jones & Warren, P.A., Scarborough, for plaintiffs.

Robert Dowlut, Fairfax, VA, for amici curiae.

William C. Knowles (orally), Verrill & Dana, Portland, for defendant.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, and RUDMAN, JJ.

CLIFFORD, Justice.

John Doe and Jane Doe1 appeal from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Wernick, A.R.J.) denying their request to have a provision in their lease with the Portland Housing Authority (PHA) that bans the possession of all firearms on the leased premises declared invalid and unenforceable. Because we conclude that the PHA is a political subdivision within the meaning of 25 M.R.S.A. §...

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