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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Housing Authority v. McKenzie, 412 A.2d 1143 (1979)

Citation
Housing Authority v. McKenzie, 412 A.2d 1143 (1979)
Parent Document
Housing Authority v. McKenzie, 412 A.2d 1143 (1979)
Jurisdiction
Connecticut (state)
Effective Date
1979-06-22

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The plaintiff housing authority of the city of Hartford is a public housing agency that owns and leases residential dwelling units at 70 Kensington Street, Hartford. On June 9, 1975, it entered into a written lease with the defendant for one of its Hartford apartments. The lease was automatically renewed at the end of every month, absent any action by either party to terminate it. The housing authority could terminate the lease for nonpayment of rent or for “good cause,” which was defined as including “serious or repeated interference with the rights of other tenants,” or the “creation of physical hazards in the leased premises.” The lease also provided that in the event that the housing authority should terminate the lease for good cause, the tenant would be notified of the proposed eviction and the specific reasons therefor at a preliminary conference. The tenant would then have the right to request a hearing in accordance with a grievance procedure incorporated by reference into the lease.