Housing Authority of the City of Augusta v. Gould

Summary

Housing Authority of the City of Augusta v. Gould (Ga. 2019) addresses whether a tenant has a protected property interest in a Section 8 housing voucher that requires a pre-termination hearing, and whether the housing authority's hearing officer's decision is a final agency action subject to judicial review under the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act. The Georgia Supreme Court held that the tenant did have such a property interest and that the hearing officer's decision was reviewable, reversing the lower court's dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Key legal topics include administrative law, due process, Section 8 vouchers, and judicial review of agency action.