[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13276-13277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7060]
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Part V
Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Public Housing Lease and Grievance Procedures; HUD Due Process
Determinations; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 26, 1996 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-3998-N-01]
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing;
Public Housing Lease and Grievance Procedures; Notice of HUD Due
Process Determinations
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of HUD due process determinations.
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SUMMARY: Under 42 U.S.C. 1437d(k), a housing authority is generally
required to provide a public housing tenant with the opportunity for an
administrative hearing before commencement of eviction proceedings in
court. The statute and HUD's implementing regulations at 24 CFR part
966 state that for certain criminal-related evictions the housing
authority may bypass the administrative hearing. However, HUD must
first make a determination that local law requires a pre-eviction court
hearing that provides the basic elements of due process (a ``due
process determination''). This notice lists the judicial eviction
procedures for which HUD has issued a due process determination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of General Counsel, Assisted
Housing Division, Room 8166, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202)
708-2140. Hearing or speech-impaired individuals may call 1-800-877-
8339 (Federal Information Relay Service TTY). (Except for the ``800''
number, these are not toll free numbers.) Individuals may arrange to
inspect and copy the documents detailing the legal analysis on which
the due process determinations are based by contacting the Assisted
Housing Division.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
HUD has published a final rule elsewhere in today's Federal
Register amending its regulations at 24 CFR part 10, which sets forth
HUD's rulemaking policies and procedures, and 24 CFR part 966, which
governs HUD's public housing lease and grievance procedures. The rule
adds a new paragraph (a)(2)(iii) to Sec. 966.51 which states that
``[f]or guidance of the public, HUD will publish in the Federal
Register a notice listing the judicial eviction procedures for which
HUD has issued a due process determination.''
This notice implements 24 CFR 966.51(a)(2)(iii). The notice
provides a State-by-State listing of the due process determinations
issued by HUD. Each listing provides a brief description of the
judicial eviction procedures required by local law (e.g., forcible
entry and detainer actions) which HUD has determined are consistent
with the basic elements of due process as further defined in 24 CFR
966.53(c).
II. Listing of Judicial Eviction Procedures for Which HUD Has
Issued a Due Process Determination
Alabama
Unlawful detainer action in district court under Ala. Code Secs. 6-
6-310(2) to -353 (1975) and a possessory action in district court under
the Sanderson Act, Ala. Code Secs. 35-9-80 to -88.
Alaska
Forcible entry and detainer action in district or superior court
under Alaska Stat. Secs. 09.45.060 to .160.
Arizona
Forcible entry and detainer action in justice or superior court
under Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. Sections 12-1171 -1183.
Arkansas
Forcible entry and detainer action in circuit court under Ark. Code
Ann. tit. 18, ch. 60, subch. 3.
California
Unlawful detainer action (as defined in Cal. Civ. Proc. Code
Section 1161) in superior, municipal or justice court.
Colorado
Unlawful detainer action in district or county court under Colo.
Rev. Stat. Secs. 13-40-104 to -123 (1987, Supp. 1989).
Delaware
Summary proceeding for possession in justice of peace court under
Del. Code Ann. ch. 57.
District of Columbia
(1) A civil ejectment action under D.C. Code Ann. Sec. 16-1101 in
the civil division of the superior court; (2) A summary civil action
for unlawful detainer under D.C. Code Ann. Sec. 16-501 in the landlord
and tenant branch of the superior court; and (3) An action to recover
possession of a rental unit used as a drug haven under D.C. Code Ann.
Sec. 45-2559.2 in the landlord and tenant branch of the superior court.
Florida
An action for possession in county court under Fl. Stat. Ann.
Sec. 83.59 and a summary procedure for possession in county court under
Fl. Stat. Ann. Sec. 51.011.
Georgia
Dispossessory action in courts of record pursuant to Ga. Code Ann.
Sec. 44-7-50 et seq. and dispossessory action in magistrate court
pursuant to Ga. Code Ann. Section 15-10-1 et seq.
Idaho
Unlawful detainer action in district court under Idaho Code Ann.
tit. 6, ch. 3.
Illinois
Forcible entry and detainer (``FED'') action in circuit court under
Ill. Ann. Stat. ch. 110, para. 9-101 et seq. (Smith-Hurd 1992),
including two special procedures for drug eviction: (1) a public
housing agency FED action to evict the tenant for drug trafficking
under Ill. Ann. Stat. ch. 110., para. 9-118; and (2) an FED action to
evict the tenant under the Illinois Controlled Substance and Abuse Act,
Ill. Ann. Stat. ch. 100-1/2, para. 13.9 et seq. (Smith-Hurd 1992).
Indiana
Ejectment action (as defined in Ind. Code Ann. Sec. 32-6-1.5-1
(Burns 1992)) in the following courts: (1) The small claims and
misdemeanor division of the circuit, superior and county courts; (2)
the regular civil division of the circuit, superior, and county courts;
and (3) the Municipal Court of Marion County.
Iowa
Forcible detainer action in district court under Iowa Code Ann.
chs. 562A, 631, 648 and the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure.
Kansas
An action in district court for rent and possession under Kan.
Stat. Ann. Section 58-2501 to -2533, 58-2540 to -2573; and an action in
district court for forcible detainer under Kan. Stat. Ann. Secs. 58-
2542 to -2573 and Kan. Stat. Ann. ch. 61, art. 23.
Kentucky
Forcible entry and detainer (FED) action in district court in
jurisdictions that have adopted the Uniform Residential Landlord and
Tenant Act (URLTA). The URLTA provisions on FED actions are set forth
in Ky. Rev. Stat. Secs. 383.500 to .715.
Maine
Forcible entry and detainer action in district court under Me. Rev.
Stat. Ann. ch. 14, Section 6001.
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Maryland
(1) An action for summary eviction in district court under Md. Code
Ann., Real Prop. Sections 8-401 to -403; (2) An action for ejectment in
circuit court under Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. Sec. 4-402; and
(3) An action for ejectment in circuit court under Md. Rules Ann. ch.
1100, Secs. T40 to T46.
Massachusetts
An action for eviction in housing, district or superior court under
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239.
Michigan
A summary proceeding for recovery and possession of premises in
district court under Mich. Comp. Laws Secs. 600.5701 to .5756.
Minnesota
Forcible entry and unlawful detainer action in district court (or
in the housing courts of Hennepin and Ramsey Counties) under Minn.
Stat. Ann. Secs. 566.01 to .33.
Missouri
Unlawful detainer action (as defined in Mo. Rev. Stat.
Sec. 534.030) in circuit court (including an action in small claims
courts).
Montana
An action for possession in district or justice court under the
Montana Residential Landlord and Tenant Act of 1977, Mont. Code. Ann.
Sections 70-24-101 to -442
Nebraska
An action for the restitution of real property in county or
district court under the Nebraska Uniform Residential Landlord and
Tenant Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 76-1401 et seq.
New Hampshire
A summary action for eviction under N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 540
and a civil action of ejectment and entry.
New Jersey
An action for eviction in the Special Civil Part of the Superior
Court, Law Division, under N.J. Stat. Ann. Section 2A:18-61.1 et seq.
New Mexico
A summary action for possession in district or magistrate court
under the Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act, N.M. Stat. Ann.
Sections 47-8-1 to -51 (Michie 1978).
New York
Summary eviction proceedings under N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law art. 7
North Dakota
An action for eviction in district or county court under N.D. Cent.
Code Sections 33-06-01 to -04.
Ohio
Forcible entry and detainer action in municipal or county court
under Ohio Rev. Code Sections 1923.01 to .15
Oklahoma
An action in district court for forcible entry and detainer (12
Okl. St. Section 1148.1 to .16, 1751 to 1772) for noncompliance which
materially affects health or safety.
Oregon
Forcible entry and detainer action in district court under Or. Rev.
Stat. Sections 90.100 to .940, 105.110 to .155.
Pennsylvania
An action for eviction in the court of common pleas under Section
511 of the Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Act, 68 Pa. Cons. Stat. Section
250.511 and an action before a district justice for recovery of
possession of real property under rules in the 500 series of the
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure for District Judges.
Rhode Island
An action for eviction in district court under R.I. Gen Laws tit.
34, ch. 18.
South Carolina
An action for possession in circuit or magistrate court under S.C.
Code Ann. tit. 27.
South Dakota
An action for detainer in circuit or magistrate court under S.D.
Codified Laws Ann. Sections 21-16-1 to -12.
Tennessee
An unlawful detainer action under Tenn. Code Ann. Sections 29-18-
101 to -134 and an action for possession under Tenn. Code Ann. Sections
64-2801 to -2864, 66-28-101 to -517.
Texas
An action for forcible entry and detainer in justice court under
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. Sections 24.001 et seq., 91.001 et seq. and a
trespass to try title action in district court under Tex. Prop. Code
Ann. Sections 22.001 et seq. and 91.001 et seq.
Utah
Unlawful detainer action in district or circuit court under Utah
Code Ann. Sections 78-36-1 to -12.6 (1989 and 1990 Supp.).
Vermont
A superior court ejectment action pursuant to Vt. Stat. Ann. tit.
9, Sections 4451-4468 and Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, Section 4851 et seq.
Virginia
An unlawful detainer action in circuit court or general district
court pursuant to Va. Code Sections 8.01-126.
Washington
An unlawful detainer action in superior or district court under
Wash. Rev. Code chs. 59.12, 59.18.
West Virginia
An action in magistrate or circuit court for unlawful detainer
under W. Va. Code ch. 55, art. 3 or for wrongful occupation under W. Va
Code ch. 55, art. 3A-1.
Wisconsin
An action for eviction in circuit court under Wis. Stat. Ann. ch.
799.
Wyoming
An action for ejectment in district court under Wyo. Stat. Section
1-32-202 et seq.
Dated: March 12, 1996.
Kevin Emanuel Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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