Housing Authority v. Alicea

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HAVEY, P.J.A.D.

Plaintiff Housing Authority of the City of Hoboken filed an eviction complaint against defendant, Carmen Alicea, asserting that she violated NJ.S.A 2A:18-61.1p by permitting her son Luis to occupy the leased premises after Luis had been charged with an offense under the Comprehensive Drug Reform Act (CDRA), N.J.S.A 2C:35-1 to -23. At the close of plaintiffs case, the Special Civil Part judge dismissed the complaint, concluding that plaintiff failed to make a prima facie showing that Luis “occupied” defendant’s premises. We affirm.

Defendan…