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Resident urges investigation into alleged falsified eviction filings in public housing
Summary
A public commenter alleged that lawyers and housing officials used falsified information in court to evict public-housing residents and urged outside investigation; council members said the council lacks authority over the Mobile Housing Authority and directed the speaker to the housing board and district attorney.
A speaker identified in public comment as Sabrina Troder asked the city to investigate alleged wrongful evictions from public housing, saying lawyers and housing officials provided falsified information in court to remove residents. Troder urged that both past and current evictions be reviewed and named the Mobile Housing Authority, Mobile Housing Board and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as entities aware of the issue.
Council members responded that the city council does not have authority over the Mobile Housing Authority and advised Troder to take complaints directly to the housing authority board or the district attorney—s office. Councilwoman Ingram reiterated that appointments to the housing authority are made by the mayor—s office and that the housing board is a separate government body where records can be requested.
No formal investigation was initiated by the council at the meeting; council members said that, if wrongdoing is suspected, the appropriate paths for review are the housing authority board and the district attorney.
