Housing Authority v. Cyr, 234 Conn. App. 527 (2025)

Citation: Housing Authority v. Cyr, 234 Conn. App. 527 (2025)
Parent Document: Housing Authority v. Cyr, 234 Conn. App. 527 (2025)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2025-08-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10659980/housing-authority-v-cyr/ ↗

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LLC v. Perkins, 332 Conn. 45, 56, 209 A.3d 616 (2019).
       ‘‘Under federal law, 42 U.S.C. § 1437d (l)14 and 24 C.F.R.
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             Section 1437d (l) of title 42 of the United States Code provides in relevant
       part: ‘‘Each public housing agency shall utilize leases which . . . (4) require
       the public housing agency to give adequate written notice of termination
       of the lease which shall not be less than—
          ‘‘(A) a reasonable period of time, but not to exceed 30 days—
          ‘‘(i) if the health or safety of other tenants, public housing agency employ-
       ees, or persons residing in the immediate vicinity of the premises is threat-
       ened; or
          ‘‘(ii) in the event of any drug-related or violent criminal activity or any
       felony conviction;
          ‘‘(B) 14 days in the case of nonpayment of rent; and
          ‘‘(C) 30 days in any other case, except that if a State or local law provides
       for a shorter period of time, such shorter period shall apply;
          ‘‘(5) require that the public housing agency may not terminate the tenancy
       except for serious or repeated violation of the terms or conditions of the
       lease or for other good cause;
          ‘‘(6) provide that any criminal activity that threatens the health, safety,
       or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other tenants or any drug-
       related criminal activity on or off such premises, engaged in by a public
       housing tenant, any member of the tenant’s household, or any guest or other
       person under the tenant’s control, shall be cause for termination of tenancy;
          ‘‘(7) specify that with respect to any notice of eviction or termination,
       notwithstanding any State law, a public housing tenant shall be informed
       of the opportunity, prior to any hearing or trial, to examine any relevant
       documents, records, or regulations directly related to the eviction or termina-
       tion;
          ‘‘[8] provide that any occupancy in violation of section 13661 (b) of this
       title (relating to ineligibility of illegal drug users and alcohol abusers) or
       the furnishing of any false or misleading information pursuant to section
       13662 of this title (relating to termination of tenancy and assistance for
       illegal drug users and alcohol abusers) shall be cause for termination of
       tenancy; [and]
          ‘‘(9) provide that it shall be cause for immediate termination of the tenancy
       of a public housing tenant if such tenant—
          ‘‘(A) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after
       conviction, under the laws of the place from which the individual flees, for
       a crime, or attempt to commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of
       the place from which the individual flees . . . or
          ‘‘[B] is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under Federal
       or State law.
          ‘‘For purposes of paragraph [6], the term ‘drug-related criminal activity’
       means the illegal manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or possession with
       intent to manufacture, sell, distribute, or use, of a controlled substance (as
       defined in section 802 of Title 21).’’ (Footnotes omitted.)
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