Cana localhousing authority deny a landlord entry into their program based on hearsay?
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Cana localhousing authority deny a landlord entry into their program based on hearsay?
My local housing authority is denying my landlords from the program due to an article that was printed in my local paper accusing them of breaking our local law code. The provision that says no more than 3 unrelated people can live in a home that is zoned for single family use. This accusation involves previous tenants of theirs and nothing to do with me or my family. Right now it is all speculation and they have not been found guilty of anything in a court of law so does the Housing Authority have the right to deny them from the program? We need it to stay.
Asked on January 27, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Kansas
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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
The housing authority has the responsibility to ensure as part of its program that member landlords comply with landlord tenant and housing safety laws to protect the tenants in the dwelling, not specific to any tenant. So if there is a newspaper article about what occurred, while you consider it hearsay, hearsay is a technical term of evidence only really applicable in court. If the housing authority is concerned and undoubtedly has done its due diligence regarding this particular landlord, then there is very little that can be done. Have you talked to the landlord about the landlord going to the housing authority and attempting to appeal the decision? You don't have the right to appeal on behalf of the landlord but you can certainly talk to your landlord and of course, you can go on your own to the housing authority to talk with them as a beneficiary of housing authority benefits. They can take your position in consideration but there may not be a formal process for you to appeal a decision between another party and the housing authority.
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