Participants in the Section 8 voucher program may bring a private action to challenge the calculation of their utility allowances by public housing authorities, ruled the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. (Johnson v. Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish, No. 04-31201, 2006 WL533831 (5th Cir. (La.)), March 6, 2006) Participants in the voucher program administered by the Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish, La., brought an action alleging that the housing authority had not given them appropriate utility allowances as required by statute and regulation. They asserted that the housing authority did not revise its utility schedule between 1995-2004, including years when rates increased 10 percent or more.
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