FIGGS v. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY

SJC-11532

469 Mass. 354 (2014)

TRENEA FIGGS v. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

August 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Louis & Angela Marcolina for the defendant.

Jeremy T. Robin for the plaintiff.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Jeffrey C. Turk for Greater Boston Real Estate Board & another.

James M. McCreight , Alex Munevar , & Quinten Steenhuis for Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless & others.

Esme Caramello , Deena Greenberg , & Melanie Zuch for Charles Hamilton Houston Institute & another.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.


SPINA, J.

Trenea Figgs is a participant in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher Program, commonly referred to as "Section 8," administered by the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1437f (2012) and implementing HUD regulations.2 On November 22, 2011, the BHA notified Figgs of its intent to terminate her participation in the Section 8 program due to allegations...

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