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RICHARDSON v. NYC DSS COMMR.

88 N.Y.2d 35 (1996)

665 N.E.2d 1059

643 N.Y.S.2d 19

In the Matter of Mary Richardson, Appellant, v. Commissioner of New York City Department of Social Services et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

April A. Newbauer and Collin D. Bull, New York City, for appellant.

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, New York City (Robert F. Bacigalupi, Victoria A. Graffeo and Ronald P. Younkins of counsel), for Commissioner of New York State Department of Social Services, respondent.

Paul A. Crotty, Corporation Counsel of New York City (John Hogrogian and Pamela Seider Dolgow of counsel), for Commissioner of New York City Department of Social Services, respondent.

John C. Gray, Jr., Brooklyn, and Marc Cohan for Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation B, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH and CIPARICK concur.

LEVINE, J.

In March 1993 petitioner applied to respondent New York City Department of Social Services for emergency assistance for the payment of rent arrears under the Emergency Assistance to Families with Children (EAF) (see, Social Services Law § 350-j) and Emergency Home Relief (EHR) (see, Social Services Law § 131-w) programs. She and her minor child occupied a two-bedroom apartment...

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