VELEZ v. CUYAHOGA METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 14-3978.

795 F.3d 578 (2015)

Waleska A. VELEZ; Kimberly M. Hatcher, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CUYAHOGA METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Peter M. Iskin , LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Kathryn M. Miley , WILKERSON & ASSOCIATES CO., LPA, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Peter M. Iskin , Maria A. Smith , LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Kathryn M. Miley , Ernest L. Wilkerson, Jr. , WILKERSON & ASSOCIATES CO., LPA, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.

Before: KETHLEDGE and WHITE, Circuit Judges; LUDINGTON, District Judge.


OPINION

The question raised on appeal in this case is whether fees charged by lessors for lease terms shorter than one year are "rent" under Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 ("Act").1 Appellants Waleska Velez and Kimberly Hatcher, Plaintiffs below, appeal the district court's...

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