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In the Matter of Velasquez v. Hernandez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 29, 2005
23 A.D.3d 313 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)

Opinion

November 29, 2005.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marylin G. Diamond, J.), entered August 23, 2004, which denied petitioner's application to annul respondent Housing Authority's determination terminating petitioner's tenancy upon her third default in appearing at an administrative hearing, and directed the Clerk to dismiss the petition, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Before: Friedman, J.P., Sullivan, Nardelli, Williams and Sweeny, JJ., concur.


No basis exists to disturb respondent's summary rejection of the same excuse petitioner had used a year earlier in vacating her second default ( see Matter of Daniels v. Popolizio, 171 AD2d 596), namely, that she did not have a mailbox key and did not retrieve the hearing notice until after the scheduled hearing date. As the application court noted, petitioner did not explain how she could have gone without access to her mailbox for so long, or suggest that she did not receive other mailings from respondent, including the Hearing Officer's decision vacating her second default. We have considered petitioner's other arguments and find them unavailing.


Summaries of

In the Matter of Velasquez v. Hernandez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 29, 2005
23 A.D.3d 313 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
Case details for

In the Matter of Velasquez v. Hernandez

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of MARIA VELASQUEZ, Appellant, v. TINO HERNANDEZ, as Chair…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Nov 29, 2005

Citations

23 A.D.3d 313 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
806 N.Y.S.2d 474

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