Mendoza v. LGRC Corp.

**What Happened:** This case involved a dispute between a tenant named Mendoza and the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (LGRC Corp.). The housing authority tried to evict Mendoza from her public housing unit because her son had engaged in criminal activity on the property. The housing authority claimed this violated the lease terms and justified removing her from her home. **What the Court Decided:** The court ruled in favor of Mendoza and blocked the eviction. The appellate court agreed with a lower court's decision to dismiss the housing authority's eviction case. The court found that eviction was not appropriate because Mendoza had no knowledge of her son's criminal activities and did not participate in them herself. **Why This Matters for Workers:** This ruling protects tenants in public housing from being punished for crimes they didn't know about or participate in. Many public housing tenants are working families who could face homelessness through no fault of their own. The decision establishes that housing authorities cannot automatically evict tenants just because a family member commits a crime, especially when the tenant is innocent and unaware of the illegal activity.