Legal Opinion
Cuevas v. Beacon Housing Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 13, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Spain, J.
On July 9, 1992 petitioner, seeking to rent an apartment for herself and her five children, applied for subsidized housing from respondent Beacon Housing Authority (hereinafter BHA). On April 7, 1993, when petitioner was interviewed for prospective housing, she sought to include on the lease Enrique Dross, her boyfriend, and her sixth child, a newborn daughter. Thereafter, it was revealed that Dross’ daughter Ciara was in Dross’ custody; the addition of Ciara to the proposed household composition brought the number of tenants beyond the occupancy standard for the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Gramercy Spire Tenants' Ass'n v. HarrisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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