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Triggering Event for the Statute of Limitations Re: a Challenge of the Termination of Section 8 Rent Subsidies Is the Sending of the So-Called T-3 Letter-Notification, Irrespective of Whether the Two Prior Required Letter-Notifications Were Sent

The Court of Appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Stein, over a three-judge dissent, determined that the so-called T-3 letter to tenants from the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), which notifies tenants of the termination of their Section 8 rent subsidies, is the triggering event for the four-month statute of limitations for challenging the termination. The applicable “Williams consent judgment” mandates a three-step procedure for termination of the rent subsidies, essentially three notifications to tenants, of which the T-3 letter is the last. The issue before the court was whether the NYCHA’s inability to show the first two notifications were properly sent prevented the statute of limitations from running when the T-3 letter was sent.  The Court of Appeals held that, although the failure to follow the three-step procedure is a defense to the termination of the subsidies, the statute of limitations for any challenge properly runs from the sending of the T-3 letter:

The plain language of the Williams consent judgment draws a distinction between what is required to commence the limitations period for a challenge to a termination of Section 8 benefits, on the one hand, and what is required for NYCHA to establish the merit of such a termination — including NYCHA’s full compliance with the notice requirements — on the other hand. Matter of Banos v Rhea, 2015 NY Slip Op 04029, CtApp 5-12-15

 

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