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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 101

Citation
Section 101
Parent Document
Alexander v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development, 441 U.S. 39 (1979)
Effective Date
1979-04-17

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the program or project must also be the reason for acquiring the property. Yet the tenants have never contended that HUD initially acquired Sky Tower in order to eliminate blight or to further the District of Columbia government’s master plan, nor did the Court of Appeals or the District Court reach such a conclusion. Without the requisite relationship between the demolition program and the acquisition, HUD’s proposal for disposing of Sky Tower is no different than any other property management plan, insufficient by itself to confer eligibility under § 101 (6) of the Relocation Act.