Valentin v. New York City Housing Authority

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol R. Edmead, J.), entered January 13, 2009, which denied petitioner’s CPLR article 78 petition and dismissed the proceeding in which he sought to annul a determination of respondent New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), dated March 19, 2008, denying his remaining family member (RFM) grievance, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Petitioner, having undisputedly lived with his grandmother in the subject apartment for many years, albeit without authorization, has standing to bring this article 78 proceeding (Via v Franco, 223 AD2d 479 [1996]).…