Mortimer Howard Trust v. Park Village Apartment Tenants Association

Issue: Whether, at the expiration of a Section 8 housing contract between a private owner and the Department of Housing and Urban Development and after statutory notice is provided, 42 U.S.C. § 1437f(t)(B)"s clause stating that the assisted family "may elect to remain" bars the owner from evicting a tenant for failing to pay the portion of the rent previously paid by HUD during the term of the contract.