Case Name: In the Matter of Tolita Hallums, Petitioner, v. New York City Housing Authority, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2014-05-13
Citations: 117 A.D.3d 525
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Tolita Hallums, Petitioner, v New York City Housing Authority, Respondent.
Judges: Concur—Tom, J.E, Acosta, Moskowitz, Gische and Clark, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 117
Pages: 525–525

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Tolita Hallums, Petitioner, v New York City Housing Authority, Respondent.
[985 NYS2d 545]

Opinion:
Determination of respondent, dated March 7, 2012, which, after a hearing, terminated petitioner's public housing tenancy, unanimously confirmed, the petition denied and the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of Supreme Court, New York County [Peter H. Moulton, J.], entered October 18, 2012), dismissed, without costs.
Substantial evidence supports the determination that petitioner violated a 2010 stipulation that permanently excluded her son from her apartment based on his involvement in illegal drug activity (see Latoni v New York City Hous. Auth., 95 AD3d 611 [1st Dept 2012]). There exists no basis to disturb the credibility determinations of the Hearing Officer (see generally Matter of Berenhaus v Ward, 70 NY2d 436, 443-444 [1987]).
Under the circumstances presented, the penalty of termination does not shock our sense of fairness (see Matter of Cruz v New York City Hous. Auth., 106 AD3d 631 [1st Dept 2013]).
Concur—Tom, J.E, Acosta, Moskowitz, Gische and Clark, JJ.