New York City Housing Authority v. Watson

In my opinion the final order in favor of the tenants should be affirmed.

Willis Watson is a respondent in name only—he does not reside in the premises, being in jail. The other respondent, Flora Watson, his Avife, occupies the apartment with her four *620children. The family has been living in the Stephen Foster Homes project since May, 1952 under a written lease for a term of one month automatically renewable for successive monthly terms of one month each unless terminated on one month’s written notice.

The New York City Housing Authority, landlord, is a public housing agency authorized to…