Courts in Brief

摘要

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has vacated its opinion in a case involving the effects of mold in a Section 8 home after the parties announced that they had reached a settlement. (McKinneyrnv. Philadelphia Housing Authority, Civil Action No. 07-4432, 2010 WL 2510382 (E.D.Pa.), June 16, 2010; for background, see Current Developments, Vol. 38, No. CD-10, p. 312.)rnIn its original opinion, the court held that tenants don't have a private right of action to enforce Section 8 housing quality standards (HQS), but could pursue a claim against the housing authority under the state-created danger doctrine because of the authority's initial approval of the home for Section 8 and conditions it placed on the tenants' move after the unit failed subsequent HQS inspections.