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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 2

Citation
Section 2
Parent Document
Thorpe v. Housing Authority of Durham, 393 U.S. 268 (1969)
Effective Date
1969-02-24

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On February 7, 1967, while petitioner's case was pending in this Court, HUD issued a circular directing that before instituting an eviction proceeding local housing authorities operating all federally assisted projects should inform the tenant "in a private conference or other appropriate manner" of the reasons for the eviction and give him "an opportunity to make such reply or explanation as he may wish."[8] Since the application of *273 this directive to petitioner would render a decision on the constitutional issues she raised unnecessary, we vacated the judgment of the Supreme Court of North Carolina and remanded the case "for such further proceedings as may be appropriate in the light of the February 7 circular of the Department of Housing and Urban Development."[9]