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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Merely recasting the charge as a short-term fee, rather than as a rent charge, does not
change the fact that it is consideration paid by the tenant for use of the rental unit. See United
States v. Pileggi, 192 F.2d 878, 879 (2d Cir. 1951) (“[I]t is settled that ‘rent’ is received or
demanded when a tenant is required as a condition of rental to purchase or pay for a service he
does not want regardless of the person to whom the money must be paid.”). Neither party argues
that these fees, despite not always being nominally designated as rent, were in any way optional.

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