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In re Application of Castanon v. Franco

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 15, 2002
290 A.D.2d 293 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)

Opinion

5851

January 15, 2002.

Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (William McCooe, J.), entered March 15, 2000, which dismissed the petition pursuant to CPLR article 78 to annul respondent's determination dated April 17, 1996 overruling a hearing officer's decision dated September 14, 1995 and denying petitioner's remaining family member grievance, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

DEBRA A. GILES, for petitioner-appellant.

ROSANNE R. PISEM, for respondents-respondents.

Before: Andrias, J.P., Rosenberger, Lerner, Buckley, Marlow, JJ.


Inasmuch as the hearing officer's decision, finding that petitioner was entitled to succeed to the Housing Authority tenancy of his late mother, was contrary to law, respondent's determination overruling that decision was not "arbitrary and capricious, affected by error of law or abuse of discretion" and, accordingly, may not be judicially disturbed (Matter of Kaphan v. DeBuono, 268 A.D.2d 909, 911). Petitioner failed to meet the requirements to succeed to a public housing lease as a remaining family member since, in light of his incarceration in Massachusetts for what would be equivalent to a class D New York felony within five years of his succession application, he was "not otherwise eligible" for a public housing tenancy (see, New York City Housing Authority Management Manual, ch. VII, § E[1] and ch. I, § H[2][a][2]). Contrary to petitioner's contention, respondent has the right to impose screening and eligibility requirements for remaining family member claimants (see,Matter of Faison v. New York City Hous. Auth., 283 A.D.2d 353).

We have considered petitioner's remaining arguments and find them unavailing.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

In re Application of Castanon v. Franco

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 15, 2002
290 A.D.2d 293 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)
Case details for

In re Application of Castanon v. Franco

Case Details

Full title:IN RE APPLICATION OF CARLOS CASTANON, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, FOR A…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jan 15, 2002

Citations

290 A.D.2d 293 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002)
736 N.Y.S.2d 337

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