It is ORDERED that petitioner credit respondent's rental account $2,050.00 ($50 per day
[*5]x 41 days) plus $974.00, offered and accepted, for a total sum
of $3,024.00. This amount is to be credited to respondent's rental account forthwith.
It is further ORDERED that the two non-payment proceedings are dismissed with
prejudice.
This Decision/Order is being mailed to both sides.
This constitutes the Decision/Order of this Court.
Dated: August 16, 2019
Bronx, New York
ENEDINA
PILAR SANCHEZ
Judge, Housing Court
Footnotes
Footnote 1: See NYCHA, by Wald
Houses v. Sarah Santana, Civ. Court NY Co. Decision October 26, 2017, Hon. Michelle D.
Schreiber, JHC. NYCHA stated that it had taken necessary steps to prevent the filing of multiple
overlapping cases.
Footnote 2: On May 2, 2019, this Court held
another hearing regarding multiple cases with overlapping rents. Petitioner's witnesses testified
that it had plans to correct the overlapping rent cases. The hearing affected ten respondents.
Some respondents had two and three cases for overlapping rents.
Footnote 3: Petitioner's manager and
housing assistant appeared in court on July 31, 2019 pursuant to the Decision/Order of June 20,
2019, which had vacated the warrant of eviction.