Faison v. New York City Housing Authority

—Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Emily Goodman, J.), entered June 1, 2000, which annulled respondent’s November 10, 1998 determination that petitioner was not entitled to succeed to his mother’s public housing lease, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the determination confirmed and the petition dismissed.

Petitioner claimed succession to his mother’s public housing *354lease as a remaining family member after her death in November 1995. The Housing Authority denied his claim on the ground that his criminal record rendered him ineligible for public…