Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 1992

Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al. v. Alpine Ridge Group et al.

Decided May 3, 1993. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-551 · 508 U.S. 10 (1993) · Cited 326 times

Holding

This Court need not consider whether 801 of the Reform Act unconstitutionally abrogated a contract right to unobstructed formula-based rent adjustments, since respondents have no such right.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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