Greater Centennial Homes Housing Development Fund, Inc. v. Jones

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Ordered that the final judgment is reversed, without costs, and the matter is remitted to the City Court for the entry of a final judgment dismissing the petition.

Landlord, an owner of housing financed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), commenced this nonpayment proceeding against tenant, a recipient of a Section 8 rent subsidy, to recover rent increases which had allegedly accrued as a result of tenant’s delinquency in the annual recertification process. Tenant’s answer alleged that landlord had failed to complete the recertification…