HUD Office of Hearings and Appeals Judicial Decisions

The HUD Office of Hearings and Appeals provides substantive and precedential decisions from its independent judicial office. These final agency decisions cover cases involving wage garnishment, administrative offsets, and allegations under the Fair Housing Act and HUD program fraud. The dataset contains rulings from Administrative Law Judges and Administrative Judges on these matters.

Use Cases

• Analyze case outcomes for allegations of Fair Housing Act violations to identify common complaint patterns.
• Study the frequency and basis for decisions on administrative wage garnishment under 24 C.F.R. § 17.170.
• Examine rulings on cases involving limited denial of participation, debarment, and suspension under 2 C.F.R. Part 180.
• Review final agency decisions from Administrative Judges on salary offset cases for agencies outside of HUD.

Strengths

• Decisions are final agency decisions, providing authoritative legal outcomes.
• Covers a defined scope of federal regulations including 24 C.F.R. § 17.170 and 2 C.F.R. Part 180.
• Managed by an independent judicial office within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Limitations

• Specific data structure, column definitions, and total record count are unknown.
• The raw description lacks concrete metrics like case volume or temporal coverage for analysis.
• Potential bias towards cases specific to HUD-administered programs and federal regulations.

Provenance

Source

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Hearings and Appeals

Collection Method

Issued as substantive and precedential decisions by Administrative Law Judges and Administrative Judges.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

United States federal jurisdiction