Section 8 buildings for nonpayment of rent after terminating their HUD subsidies and raising
rents to market level involve situations where the reason for the termination of the subsidy was
the tenant's alleged failure to comply with recertification requirements; the result frequently is
dismissal of the petition due to the landlord's failure to comply with the recertification mandates
of the HUD Handbook. See, e.g., SEBCO IV Assoc LP v Colon (2019 NY Slip Op
50765[U], 63 Misc 3d 1227[A][Civ Ct Bx Co 2019]); Fulton Park Assocs v Wells (2018
NYLJ LEXIS 2976 [Civ Ct Kings Co 2018]); Lower E Side II Assn v Aaron (58 Misc 3d 1213[A], 93 NYS3d
626 [Civ Ct NY Co 2017]); Lambert
Houses Redevelopment Co v Jobi (43 Misc 3d 1227[A], 992 NYS2d 159 [Civ Ct Bx Co
2013]); Prospect Heights Assoc v
Gonzalez (34 Misc 3d 1203[A], 943 NYS2d 794 [Civ Ct Kings Co 2011]); Diego Beekman MHA HDFC v Owens
(29 Misc 3d 1226[A], 920 NYS2d 240 [Civ Ct Bx Co 2010]; Lower E Side I Assoc LLC v Estevez
(6 Misc 3d 632, 636-637, 787 NYS2d 636, 640 [Civ Ct NY Co 2004]); E Harlem
Pilot Block Bldg 1 HDFC v Cordero (196 Misc 2d 36, 763 NYS2d 203 [Civ Ct NY Co
2003]); Green Park Associates v Inman (121 Misc 2d 204, 205, 467 NYS2d 500, 501
[Civ Ct Kings Co 1983]). Compare, Bay
Towers Co v Hankinson (22 Misc 3d 1103[A], 2008 NY Slip Op 52594[U][Civ Ct Qns
Co 2008]).
The HUD Handbook's annual recertification requirements include extensive and detailed
notices and procedures which landlords must follow, with the emphasis
intentionally placed on the word "must". For example, HUD Handbook Ch. 7, § 7-7(B),
entitled "Description of Required Notices" states that owners "must provide tenants with the
Initial Notice and subsequent reminder notices as specified below during the annual