Alexander v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, 441 U.S. 39 (1979)

Citation: Alexander v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, 441 U.S. 39 (1979)
Parent Document: Alexander v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, 441 U.S. 39 (1979)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1979-04-17
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/110054/alexander-v-united-states-depart... ↗

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A divided panel of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed that these tenants were “displaced persons” under the written order clause of § 101 (6). 187 U. S. App. D. C. 156, 161, 571 F. 2d 590, 595 (1977). In so ruling, the Court of Appeals rejected HUD’s argument that § 101 (6) reaches only persons dislocated by an agency’s purposeful acquisition of property for use in certain types of government programs. The court instead considered the written order clause applicable whenever an agency orders persons to vacate so that property can be devoted to a federal program “ 'designed for the benefit of the public as a whole.’ ” 187 U. S. App. D. C., at 161, 571 *47

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