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CLASS CERTIFICATION FOR PERSONS DENIED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BASED ON THE FAIR MARKET VALUE (FMV) OF THEIR VEHICLES WAS PROPER; THE OPT-IN PROCEDURE SHOULD BE USED TO IDENTIFY CLASS MEMBERS (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Lynch, determined the opt-in procedure should be used to identify members of the class who were denied public assistance based upon the fair market value (FMV) of their cars. The class certification by Supreme Court was found proper:

In our prior decision regarding this matter, we affirmed so much of Supreme Court’s judgment as annulled a determination of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (hereinafter OTDA) denying petitioner’s application for public assistance … . We agreed with Supreme Court that the methodology that OTDA was using to calculate whether an applicant had available resources from an automobile — which focused on the fair market value (hereinafter FMV) of the applicant’s vehicle in excess of the statutory exemption (see Social Services Law § 131-n [e]) regardless of whether the applicant had any equity interest therein — was “irrational and unreasonable” … . * * *

… [T]he opt-in approach would prove more efficient … . … In those instances where the opt-in notice is returned as undeliverable, OTDA should then be required to conduct a manual file review. Matter of Stewart v Roberts, 2021 NY Slip Op 01105, Third Dept 2-18-21

 

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