Minneapolis Public Housing Authority v. Lor, 591 N.W.2d 700 (1999)

Citation: Minneapolis Public Housing Authority v. Lor, 591 N.W.2d 700 (1999)
Parent Document: Minneapolis Public Housing Authority v. Lor, 591 N.W.2d 700 (1999)
Jurisdiction: Minnesota (state)
Effective Date: 1999-04-08
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1313611/minneapolis-public-housing-auth... ↗

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At the bench trial, the parties stipulated that Lor is a single mother currently living with her three minor children, and that Lor's son was involved in a drive-by shooting at another public housing residence while a resident of the contested apartment. The trial court made additional findings including a finding that Lor did not have any knowledge of her son's criminal activity or reason to anticipate her son's acts. It reasoned that eviction would create severe hardship for Lor in light of her limited English and her three minor children. In arriving at its decision not to evict, the trial court focused on whether K.Y.'s criminal conduct gave MPHA "sufficient cause" to terminate the lease, and concluded that "[w]hile a public housing authority has a strong interest in removing criminal and gang activity from a project, some discretion must be exercised and this Court is of the opinion that, under the facts of this case, eviction is not an appropriate remedy."[1]

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