Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 501 F.2d 848 (1974)

Citation: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 501 F.2d 848 (1974)
Parent Document: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. James T. Lynn, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 501 F.2d 848 (1974)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 1974-09-25
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/321083/commonwealth-of-pennsylvania-v-j... ↗

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In addition to these general policies that must guide the Secretary in the discharge of all his housing functions, the programs involved in this suit each bear a statement of congressional purpose that is equally binding on the Secretary in administering the particular program. Thus, Section 235 was enacted “[f]or the purpose of assisting lower income families in acquiring homeown-ership”; Section 236, “[f]or the purpose of reducing rentals for lower income families”; and Section 101, for the benefit of “qualified tenant” groups as therein defined. These expressions of intent unquestionably obligate the Secretary to administer the programs in a manner reasonably well-calculated to assist their intended beneficiaries, 24

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