Public Housing Tenant's Wife Gets Apartment

December 1, 2004

LVT Number: 17738

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after public housing tenant died. The court ruled against landlord. Landlord appealed and lost. Occupant proved that she had been living in the apartment since 1995 as tenant's wife. So she was entitled to stay as tenant's remaining family member.

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after public housing tenant died. The court ruled against landlord. Landlord appealed and lost. Occupant proved that she had been living in the apartment since 1995 as tenant's wife. So she was entitled to stay as tenant's remaining family member.

NYCHA Hammel Houses v. Newman: NYLJ, 11/3/04, p. 29, col. 4 (App. T. 2 Dept.; Pesce, PJ, Aronin, Patterson, JJ)

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