JENKINS v. CHATHAM PROPERTIES, LTD.

Civ. A. No. 480-203.

496 F.Supp. 250 (1980)

Yvonne JENKINS, Linda Burgest, and Deborah Washington, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CHATHAM PROPERTIES, LTD., a limited partnership; Metric Property Services, Inc.; Robert Kirkland, president of Metric Property Services, Inc.; William G. Sanders, general partner, Chatham Properties, Ltd.; Asbury D. Snow, Jr., general partner, Chatham Properties, Ltd., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. Georgia, Savannah Division.

September 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Rogal, Georgia Legal Services, Susan Gerrits, Savannah, Ga., for plaintiffs.

Robert W. Chestney, Hall & Fishman, P. C., Atlanta, Ga., for defendants.


ORDER

BOWEN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief and damages. They allege violations of the federally subsidized housing program contained in section 8 of the United States Housing Act. 42 U.S.C. § 1437f. Specifically, plaintiffs claim that defendant Chatham Properties, Ltd. has adhered to a policy of excluding welfare recipients and very low-income families entitled to utility payment subsidies in excess...

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