The monks of few desires complained and criticized them, “How could the monks from the group of six angrily throw other monks out of a dwelling belonging to the Sangha?” They told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks: “Is it true, monks, that you did this?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked them … and after giving a teaching, he addressed the monks: “You shouldn’t, in anger, throw a monk out of a dwelling belonging to the Sangha. If you do, you should be dealt with according to the rule. You should allocate the dwellings.”

17. The appointment of an allocator of dwellings The monks thought, “Who should allocate the dwellings?” They told the Buddha, who then gave a teaching and addressed the monks: “You should appoint a monk who has five qualities as the allocator of dwellings: he’s not biased by favoritism, ill will, confusion, or fear, and he knows which dwellings have and have not been allocated. And he should be appointed like this. First a monk should be asked, and then a competent and capable monk should inform the Sangha: ‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. If the Sangha is ready, it should appoint monk so-and-so as the allocator of dwellings. This is the motion. Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. The Sangha appoints monk so-and-so as the allocator of dwellings. Any monk who approves of appointing monk so-and-so as the allocator of dwellings should remain silent. Any monk who doesn’t approve should speak up.