Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Rucker, 535 U.S. 125 (2002)

Citation: Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Rucker, 535 U.S. 125 (2002)
Parent Document: Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Rucker, 535 U.S. 125 (2002)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2002-03-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/118490/department-of-housing-and-urban-... ↗

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ant who violated the lease provision. Instead, it entrusts that decision to the local public housing authorities, who are in the best position to take account of, among other things, the degree to which the housing project suffers from “rampant drug-related or violent crime,” 42 U. S. C. § 11901(2) (1994 ed. and Supp. V), “the seriousness of the offending action,” 66 Fed. Reg., at 28803, and “the extent to which the leaseholder has ... taken all reasonable steps to prevent or mitigate the offending action,” ibid.

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