Class Certified in Suit to Force PHA to Establish Special Utility Allowances for Disabled Tenants

摘要

The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii certified a class of disabled public housing tenants who sought to force a PHA to create eligibility requirements and procedures for special utility allowances for tenants whose medical conditions require above-average utility usage. (Amone v. Aeiro, No. CIV. 04-00508 ACK/BMK, 2005 WL 639683 (D. Hawaii), March 2, 2005) Mara Amone, a disabled public housing tenant, brought suit against Stephanie Aeiro, executive director of the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH), seeking certification for a class of current and former public housing residents whose disabilities required high utility usage.