Opinion ID: 767636
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Eviction of Appellees Ms. Rucker, Mr. Lee, and Ms. Hill

Text: 109 The central issue in this case is whether tenants without knowledge of, or ability to control, off-premises drug-related activity of household members may be evicted from public housing. If appellants had sought only to evict the household member engaged in drug-related activity, we would not be here today. However, appellants seek to evict not only the offending member of the household, but also the innocent head-of-household and other innocent family members.
110 The directly governing statutory provision in this case was originally passed as part of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, Public Law 100-690, 102 Stat. 4300, now amended and codified at 42 U.S.C. S 1437(d)(l). In its current form, it provides, in relevant part: 111 Each public housing agency shall utilize leases which -- 112
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