Illegal Drug Trafficking Conducted in Apartment

March 1, 1994

LVT Number: 8583

Landlord New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) decided to evict tenant after an administrative hearing. Landlord found tenant to be undesirable based on illegal drug trafficking from the apartment. Undercover police had arrested tenant after two drug sales. In the apartment, they found 129 vials of crack, over $4,000 in small bills, transaction records, and drug paraphernalia. Tenant appealed, claiming that landlord's ruling was unreasonable. The court ruled against tenant. Tenant's conduct had created a danger to the health and safety of her neighbors.

Landlord New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) decided to evict tenant after an administrative hearing. Landlord found tenant to be undesirable based on illegal drug trafficking from the apartment. Undercover police had arrested tenant after two drug sales. In the apartment, they found 129 vials of crack, over $4,000 in small bills, transaction records, and drug paraphernalia. Tenant appealed, claiming that landlord's ruling was unreasonable. The court ruled against tenant. Tenant's conduct had created a danger to the health and safety of her neighbors. Tenant claimed that it was her husband, not she, who had sold the drugs. But both were tenants of record.

Matter of Gibson: NYLJ, p. 26, col. 5 (2/22/94) (App. Div. 1 Dept.; Rosenberger, JP, Ellerin, Kupferman, Nardelli, JJ)

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