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2020 NY Slip Op 50221

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2020 NY Slip Op 50221
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New York (state)
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behalf of HUD, and not HUD, that sends the tenant a 30-day notice when a subsidy is going to be
terminated. Respondent was sent notices first in August 2016, "letting her know she would have
to move", and then on November 30, 2016, "identifying the apartment she was supposed to move
into" with a move-in date of January 1, 2017. Ms. Lora testified that the notice is not a warning,
it's a letter advising of two options: either stay and lose the subsidy or move with the subsidy.
Ms. Lora also described the November 30, 2016 letter as notice to Respondent that she had until
January 31, 2017 to move, and that if she didn't move she would lose her subsidy as of February
1. When asked to explain the February 15 move-in date mentioned in the February 6 letter Ms.
Lora answered, "Seems they gave her an extension."

Regarding the language in both the November 30 and February 6 letters saying that "we will
notify you as it gets closer to the move out date for you to come to the office to sign all the
transfer paperwork and pick up the keys", Ms. Lora testified that this did not mean there would
be any further written notification, and that "By notify, we would call her. These letters are
required. If I'm going to tell her something I'll pick up the phone."

Ms. Lora testified that other than in court she had only met Respondent once, when she went
to her apartment in May 2019 to inspect an electrical condition Respondent had complained
about. When asked what would happen if a tenant is supposed to transfer and the apartment is not
in move-in condition Ms. Lora answered, "We wouldn't give the key." When asked what she
would do if a tenant gave a reason why they couldn't move Ms. Lora answered it would depend