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Terminating Tenants' Service Unconstitutional
Jennifer Turpen and Donald Thomas brought a civil rights action against Corvallis, Oregon, alleging the city violated their right to due process. The city had terminated their water service without notice because their landlord had not paid the bill. Under Oregon law, a landlord must maintain dwelling units in a habitable condition, and a dwelling unit is uninhabitable if it substantially lacks a water supply. The trial court held that the tenants had no property right to continue water service but did have a property right in a cause of action for injunctive relief against the landlord. The trial court said termination of service without notice had deprived the tenants of their property interest without due process.
Terminating Tenants' Service Unconstitutional
Jennifer Turpen and Donald Thomas brought a civil rights action against Corvallis, Oregon, alleging the city violated their right to due process. The city had terminated their water service without notice because their landlord had not paid the bill. Under Oregon law, a landlord must maintain dwelling units in a habitable condition, and a dwelling unit is uninhabitable if it substantially lacks a water supply. The trial court held that the tenants had no property right to continue water service but did have a property right in a cause of action for injunctive relief against the landlord. The trial court said termination of service without notice had deprived the tenants of their property interest without due process.
Terminating Tenants' Service Unconstitutional
1995-05-01
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Article (Journal)
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