Section 205

Citation: Section 205
Parent Document: Cole v. Harris, 187 U.S. App. D.C. 156 (1977)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1977-11-14
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7891523/cole-v-harris/ ↗

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Lastly, there is unanimous case support for the HUD view that the Uniform Relocation Act does not apply to persons displaced from property already in the ownership of the concerned agency, even though a notice to vacate for a project may be given. In Harris v. Lynn,42 the tenants seeking to qualify as “displaced persons” were required to move so that the ill-fated public housing projects of Pruitt-Igoe in St. Louis could be demolished. The tenants argued that the projects were essentially “federal” lands, due to various loan and trust arrangements, and “that to deny relocation benefits to individuals forced to move from ‘federal’ lands while granting such benefits to those displaced as a result of the ‘acquisition’ of such lands would run counter to the Congressional purpose and intent.”43 The District Court disagreed:44

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