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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 8

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Section 8
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Theodore Hayes v. Philip Harvey, 874 F.3d 98 (2017)
Effective Date
2017-10-18

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              must continually renew the lease
              of an enhanced voucher family.
Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook § 11-3(B), at pp. 3–4. 9
The Hayes family and the dissent assert that we should defer
to HUD’s interpretation of the enhanced voucher provision.
But as an agency interpretation contained in a guidance
document it lacks the force of law and is not entitled to
Chevron deference. See Christensen v. Harris County, 529
U.S. 576, 587 (2000). At most, HUD’s interpretation is
“entitled to respect” to the extent that it has “the power to
persuade.” Id. (citing Skidmore v. Swift & Co., 323 U.S. 134,
140 (1944)).
        We do not dispute that HUD has “relative expertise” in
administering the statutory scheme or that HUD has long held
its position on nonrenewal of enhanced-voucher tenancies. See
Dissenting Op. at 17. But expertise and consistency do not