Tenant Has No Private Right of Action To Sue HUD for HQS Violations

摘要

A Section 8 tenant has no private right of action to sue HUD for violations of federal housing quality standards (HQS), ruled the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. (Gilchrist v. Bakshi, No. RWT 09ev415, 2009 WL 4909439 (D.Md.), December 10, 2009)rnPlaintiff Georgia Gilchrist brought an action against her landlord and HUD, alleging that she suffered damages when she moved into an apartment that did not comply with the HQS.