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Reverend Chester C. Thompson, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Walter E. Washington, Individually and as Commissioner of the District of Columbia and as "The Authority" of the National Capitol Housing Authority Under Executive Order Elizabeth Marshall v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Individually and in Her Capacity as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 551 F.2d 1316 (1977)

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Reverend Chester C. Thompson, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Walter E. Washington, Individually and as Commissioner of the District of Columbia and as "The Authority" of the National Capitol Housing Authority Under Executive Order Elizabeth Marshall v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Individually and in Her Capacity as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 551 F.2d 1316 (1977)
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Reverend Chester C. Thompson, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Walter E. Washington, Individually and as Commissioner of the District of Columbia and as "The Authority" of the National Capitol Housing Authority Under Executive Order Elizabeth Marshall v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Individually and in Her Capacity as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 551 F.2d 1316 (1977)
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1977-02-15

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The effective ceiling created by the Brooke Amendment may explain why no upward revision in the rent schedule has been sought since 1970. Of course, for tenants who pay less than 25% of their income, the disputed schedule has a built-in adjustment for inflation to the extent that inflated family incomes increase the amount of rent due