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KATHLEEN JENNINGS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
820 NORTH FRENCH STREET
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19801
CIVIL DIVISON (302) 577-8400
CRIMINAL DIVISON (302) 577-8500
DIVISION CIVIL RIGHTS & PUBLIC TRUST (302) 577-5400
FAMILY DIVISON (302) 577-8400
FRAUD DIVISON (302) 577-8600
FAX (302) 577-2610
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
Attorney General Opinion No. 26-IBO1
January 9, 2026
VIA EMAIL
Talia Mann
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RE: FOIA Petition Regarding the Delaware State Housing Authority
Dear Ms. Mann:
We write in response to your correspondence dated November 23, 2025, alleging that the
Delaware State Housing Authority violated Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C.
§§ 10001-10008 (FOIA). We treat this correspondence as a Petition for a determination pursuant
to 29 Del. C. § 10005 of whether a violation of FOIA has occurred or is about to occur. As
discussed more fully herein, we determine that the Authority violated FOIA by failing to meet its
burden to demonstrate that access to the tenant program application records was properly denied
under FOIA. The remaining claims in the Petition do not constitute violations of FOIA.
BACKGROUND
On October 21, 2025, you submitted a FOIA request to the Authority, seeking (1) a video
recording of your hearing conducted on October 8, 2025, including any transcripts produced; (2)
all your tenant intake forms for the Project Based Housing Choice Voucher transmitted to the
Authority on February 7, 2025 and thereafter; and (3) the Authority's notes and files related to
you. On November 12, 2025, the Authority replied that this request was denied as the documents
you requested are exempt from [FOIA] and advised you to contact the Public Housing Authority
for information on viewing your application file.1 On November 3, 2025, you submitted a second
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