Section 8 Administrative Law

• Library: Remedies 2006

Those who hold official positions in government owe duties to members of the public and to other public officers. 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 Housing Authority director’s failure to comply with federal housing rent guidelines subjected him to a writ of mandamus enforcing the guidelines. A writ of mandamus will...