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TURNER v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 89 C 5801.

760 F.Supp. 1299 (1991)

Eddie Lee TURNER and Mozella Donner, on behalf of themselves and all persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, a municipal corporation, and Vincent Lane, individually and in his official capacity as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Housing Authority, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

March 8, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Huizenga, Daniel J. Delaney, Susan Comory, Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Catherine MacCarthy, Timothy Huizenga, Legal Asst. Foundation, Susan Rosenberg, Mandel Legal Aid Clinic, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs.

F. Willis Caruso, James J. Casey, Jill E. Evans, Fred J. Posont, Bradford T. Yaker, Keck, Mahin & Cate, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HART, District Judge.

May a public housing authority evict a tenant because of criminal conduct committed by the tenant's adult child on project property? Crime in public housing projects poses a major threat to the welfare of tenants and the community. However, eviction of a project tenant is tantamount to declaring the tenant homeless. This case presents a clash of vital duties and rights.

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