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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 defendant claims that the termination procedures set forth in the lease, which incorporated by reference the grievance procedures in effect at the time the grievance was brought, should have been complied with by the housing authority. The trial court concluded that a bypass to the grievance procedure, set forth in regulations promulgated by the federal department of housing and urban development; 24 C.F.E. § 866.51(a) (1978); eliminated the necessity for the housing authority to comply with normal termination procedures where the termination is “based upon a tenant’s creation or maintenance of a threat to the health or safety of other tenants.” Ibid. This grievance procedure bypass is available only in those jurisdictions that afford a *518