Section 13.8 Administrative Law

• Library: App Ct Prac 2015 Supp

3. (§13.8) Administrative Law

Those who hold official positions in government owe duties to members of the public and to other public offices. The duties may arise from statutes or administrative rules and are subject to enforcement by a writ of mandamus. For example, in Housing Authority of St. Louis County v. Boone, 747 S.W.2d 311, 315–17 (Mo. App. E.D. 1988), the failure of the director of the Housing Authority to comply with federal housing rent guidelines subjected him to a writ of mandamus enforcing...