HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (The Green Book): 14.11.2.5 Amount of Fee
Once a party is deemed to be a prevailing party and no special circumstances would make the award unjust, the next issue to be considered is the amount of fees. In determining the actual amount of an award of reasonable fees, most courts begin with a simple calculation of the number of hours worked times the prevailing rate in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skills.1508 The figure so obtained is the lodestar.1509