New Orleans owners helped by eviction ruling.AS reported in the September 2005 issue of UNITS magazine, a federal court in New Orleans had severely restricted eviction The removal of a tenant from possession of premises in which he or she resides or has a property interest done by a landlord either by reentry upon the premises or through a court action. procedures by requiring that evictions could not proceed with()tit notifications to displaced persons through Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for coordinating emergency planning, preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery. The agency works closely with state and local governments by funding emergency programs and providing technical (FEMA FEMA, n.pr See Federal Emergency Management Agency. ). This resulted in considerable delays and expenses for NAA NAA Nomina Anatomica Avium. members and actually postponed necessary repairs to damaged properties. The Apartment Association of Greater New Orleans (AAGNO) joined other industry groups to challenge that ruling and was successful in persuading the judge to rule on May 17 that his order would be terminated, as of June 15, so that the eviction procedures would resume normally tinder Louisiana law beginning June 16. NAA's John McDermott and Rosmond Dolen assisted the litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. team by donating many hours to this effort. AAGNO Association Executive Tammy Esponge, CAM, offered praise, stating this was a "great effort by our legal team. We are very pleased with the result." |
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