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Stevens v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SOUTH BEND, IND., 663 F.3d 300 (2011)

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Stevens v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SOUTH BEND, IND., 663 F.3d 300 (2011)
Parent Document
Stevens v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SOUTH BEND, IND., 663 F.3d 300 (2011)
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2011-12-01

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activities could result in immediate termination of the
lease:
   Criminal Activity Grounds for Termination by HASB.
   HASB has a One Strike or “Zero Tolerance” policy
   with respect to violations of Lease terms regarding
   criminal activity. Either of the following types of
   criminal activity by the Resident, any member of the
   household, a guest, or another person under their
   control shall be cause for termination of this Lease
   and eviction from the Dwelling Unit, even in the
   absence of an arrest or conviction:
   (i) Any criminal activity that threatens the health,
   safety or right to peaceful enjoyment of HASB public
   housing premises by other Residents; or
   (ii) Any drug-related criminal activity on or off such
   premises.
   ANY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OR DRUG-RELATED
   CRIMINAL ACTIVITY SPECIFIED ABOVE CONSTI-
   TUTES A SERIOUS VIOLATION OF MATERIAL
   TERMS OF THE LEASE AND WILL BE GROUNDS
   FOR TERMINATION OF THE LEASE AND EVIC-
   TION FROM THE DWELLING UNIT. SUCH ACTIV-
   ITY CONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION
   AND EVICTION NOTWITHSTANDING THE AB-
   SENCE OF AN ARREST OR CONVICTION.
Dwelling Lease, R. 62-5, at 19-20 (emphasis in original).
  Peace in the Stevens household was short-lived. On
December 25, 2007, Stevens’ daughter, Ebony Harmon,
came to visit with her children. Harmon and her
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