Lefebre v. Blum

OPINION OF THE COURT

Milonas, J.

Petitioner and her young child, recipients of public assistance in the Aid to Dependent Children category lived at 2725 Sedgwick Avenue in Bronx County. On January 15, 1981, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development issued an order requiring that all residents of petitioner’s building vacate the premises on the ground that the living conditions therein constituted a *10danger to the life, health and safety of the occupants. According to petitioner, she unsuccessfully attempted to locate another apartment and was thus compelled to move in…