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Wright v. Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority

479 U.S. 418 (1987)

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Wright v. Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority

United States Supreme Court
479 U.S. 418 (1987)

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Facts

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established housing authorities across the country. The housing authorities owned housing projects that were rented to low-income people. Moreover, the Brooke Amendment to the Housing Act of 1937 imposed a ceiling for rents charged to people living in housing projects. The Brooke Amendment’s rent ceiling included a reasonable amount for the use of utilities. A group of tenants (the tenants) (plaintiffs) who lived in housing projects owned by the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority (the housing authority) (defendant) brought suit against the housing authority, contending that the housing authority overcharged them for utilities in violation of the rent ceiling imposed by the Brooke Amendment. HUD regulations indicated that tenants were permitted to bring suit under the Brooke Amendment to challenge the reasonableness of housing authorities’ utilities charges. Nonetheless, the district court held that the tenants were precluded from bringing suit. The court of appeals affirmed. The tenants appealed to the United States Supreme Court.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (White, J.)

Dissent (O’Connor, J.)

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