NYCHA Tenant Can Be Evicted for Misconduct

March 7, 2012

LVT Number: #23931

Tenant challenged NYCHA's decision to terminate her tenancy. NYCHA had found that tenant made misrepresentations about her income, that her income couldn't be verified, and that she had breached various rules and regulations. The court ruled against tenant. NYCHA's decision was supported by substantial evidence. And tenant's misconduct had continued over a four-year period. So, even if eviction was a hardship for tenant, this penalty didn't shock the court's sense of fairness.

Tenant challenged NYCHA's decision to terminate her tenancy. NYCHA had found that tenant made misrepresentations about her income, that her income couldn't be verified, and that she had breached various rules and regulations. The court ruled against tenant. NYCHA's decision was supported by substantial evidence. And tenant's misconduct had continued over a four-year period. So, even if eviction was a hardship for tenant, this penalty didn't shock the court's sense of fairness.

Cubilete v. Morales: NYLJ, 2/14/12, p. 18, col. 4 (App. Div. 1 Dept.; Tom, JP, Mazzarelli, Renwick, Freedman, Manzanet-Daniels, JJ)

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