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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The primary issue presented by the appeal concerns the definition of rent in 42 U.S.C.
§ 1437f and its attendant regulations. The issue is whether the definition of rent in Section 8 of
the Act includes the short-term rental fees charged to tenants. If so, public housing authorities,
such as CMHA, would be required to pay rental voucher subsidies on the short-term rental fees
imposed by lessors. Appellants contend that these fees constitute rent paid for the use of their
housing unit, irrespective of how the lessors account for the fees. Appellee responds that they
are mere convenience fees, charged by the lessors as consideration for the increased costs
associated with administering leases with shorter rental terms.

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