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Thorpe v. Housing Authority of Durham, 393 U.S. 268 (1969)

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Thorpe v. Housing Authority of Durham, 393 U.S. 268 (1969)
Parent Document
Thorpe v. Housing Authority of Durham, 393 U.S. 268 (1969)
Effective Date
1969-02-24

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In support of the North Carolina judgment, the Housing Authority makes three arguments: (1) the HUD circular was intended to be advisory, not mandatory; (2) if the circular is mandatory, it is an unauthorized and unconstitutional impairment of both the Authority’s annual contributions contract with HUD 14 and the lease agreement between the Authority and petitioner; and (3) even if the circular is mandatory, within HUD’s power, and constitutional, it does not apply to eviction proceedings commenced prior to the date the circular was issued. We reject each of these contentions. I.