The plaintiffs' initial written lease term for the premises, located at 18 Gertrude Street, Hempstead, New York, commenced on December 18, 2003 and terminated on December 31, 2004 [Pl. Exhibit 1 In Evidence]. The reserved monthly rent due was $1,950.00 per month, and the security deposit provided for was $3,000.00 [Pl. Exhibit 1 In Evidence]. The defendants acknowledged the receipt of the security deposit of $3,000.00 and $875.00 from the plaintiffs for December 2003 as well as January and February 2004 rent [Defts'. Exhibit B In Evidence]. The initial lease was dated December 18, 2003, signed by the defendant Versia Scott on December 15, 2003 [SIC]. The plaintiffs did not execute the lease but did attach two U.S. Postal money order "Customer Receipts" as evidence of tendering a total of $1,700.00 as a security deposit to defendant Bridget Scott. The defendants did acknowledged receipt of the $1,700.00 [Defts. Exh. B In Evidence].
The Court finds that on December 16, 2003 Jamie Morrison, the Section 8 Administrator at the Hempstead Housing Authority, executed the Housing Assistance Payments Contract, Housing Assistance Program (HAP) Section 8 Tenant Based Assistance Housing, Choice Voucher for the premises, 18 Gertrude Street, Hempstead, New York. The sole tenants listed on the HAP contract were Naquia S. Rhodes, Marcus Rhodes, and their three dependent children [Pl. Exh. 2 In Evid.]. This ten page contract pursuant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, lease term commenced on December 15, 2003 and terminated on November 30, 2004.