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Head v. Jellico Housing Authority, 870 F.2d 1117 (1989)

Citation
Head v. Jellico Housing Authority, 870 F.2d 1117 (1989)
Parent Document
Head v. Jellico Housing Authority, 870 F.2d 1117 (1989)
Effective Date
1989-03-27

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Making retroactive adjustments to rent for the period during which the lump sum periodic payments accrue is the most reasonable means of including the lump sum payments as income. The only other alternative would be to include the entire amount of the lump sum payment as current income for the purposes of rent calculation. This would obviously greatly distort plaintiffs level of income and cause her rent to be disproportionate to her true level of income. It is undisputed that by making retroactive adjustments, plaintiff received the benefit of lower rental rates and was actually charged less than if the lump sum payments were included as current income at the time they were actually received. C.