Waleska Velez v. Cuyahoga Metro. Housing Authority, 795 F.3d 578 (2015)

Citation: Waleska Velez v. Cuyahoga Metro. Housing Authority, 795 F.3d 578 (2015)
Parent Document: Waleska Velez v. Cuyahoga Metro. Housing Authority, 795 F.3d 578 (2015)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2015-07-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2821966/waleska-velez-v-cuyahoga-metro-... ↗

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Title 42 U.S.C. § 1437f codifies Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937. Pub. L. No. 75-
412, 50 Stat. 888, 891. Under this provision the relevant housing authority (at the time, the U.S.
Housing Authority—now, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)) was
authorized to make loans and contributions to local public housing authorities to assist in the
construction and administration of “low-rent housing” (i.e., public housing projects) for “families
of low income.” 50 Stat. at 888, 891. In its original form, the Act did not provide for a tenant-
based housing subsidy program. Section 8 read: “The Authority may from time to time make,

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