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New Haven Housing Authority Slapped with Class-Action Suit Demaning Help for Disablednew

The lawsuit was filed by a woman with spina bifida, a birth defect affecting the spine, who is losing her apartment because her landlord is facing foreclosure. The disabled woman, Rebecca Taylor, hoped the Housing Authority would help her find a new handicap-accessible apartment, but she had to resort to a federal lawsuit to get that help.
New Haven Advocate  |  Betsy Yagla  |  06-10-2008  |  Housing & Development

Evicted for Medical Marijuana?

A Central California woman fights her local Housing Authority for the right to grow medical marijuana in her Section 8 apartment.
San Luis Obispo New Times  |  Abraham Hyatt  |  08-12-2004  |  Civil Liberties

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