Tenant's Housing Voucher Terminated Due to Sex Offender Conviction

Section 8 tenant sued to reverse a county hearing officer's decision to terminate his Housing Choice Voucher assistance. Tenant was a convicted sex offender, and a level 2 registered sex offender. The county had issued a notice of intent to terminate the voucher due to criminal activity. Tenant argued that the county improperly terminated his Section 8 voucher due to his sex offender registration. But the county's decision noted that it wasn't tenant's registration, but convictions, that were grounds for his termination. The court said that the purpose of including tenant's status as a registered sex offender in the county's decision was to show that tenant carried a moderate risk of committing another offense. The county's decision was based on substantial evidence and was upheld.

Tillman v. County of Nassau Office of Housing & Comm. Dev.: Index No. 1217/18, NYLJ No. 1549177593 (Sup. Ct. Nassau; 1/28/19; Feinman, J)