In the case of Greene et al. v. Lindsey et al., 1981, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that posting eviction notices on tenants' doors did not meet constitutional requirements for adequate notice under due process laws. The court held that such a method was unreliable as it could easily lead to accidental or intentional removals before the tenant saw them, thus violating their right to be properly informed about legal proceedings against them. This decision came after several public housing residents in Louisville, Kentucky sued local officials and claimed they were evicted without proper notice because they never received posted notifications which had been removed by unknown persons before reaching them.

In the dissenting opinion for Greene et al. v. Lindsey et al., Justice White, joined by Chief Justice Burger and Justice Rehnquist, argued that the majority's decision to invalidate Kentucky's eviction notice procedure was based on an incorrect interpretation of due process requirements under the Constitution. The dissenters believed that while it is important for tenants to receive proper notice before being evicted, this does not necessarily mean they must be personally served with a written warning; posting notices on their doors should suffice as long as it is reasonably calculated to inform them about impending legal action. They also pointed out that there were other ways for tenants in public housing projects like those involved in this case to learn about eviction proceedings against them such as through community networks or local news sources which are often more reliable than personal service methods given high rates of illiteracy and transient living situations among these populations.