MTR OF COUNCIL v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES

No. 193

22 N.Y.3d 150 (2013)

3 N.E.3d 128

980 N.Y.S.2d 62

2013 NY Slip Op 7826

In the Matter of COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided November 26, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cardozo , Corporation Counsel, New York City (Ronald E. Sternberg, Leonard Koerner and Steven Goulden of counsel), for appellants.

Elizabeth R. Fine , General Counsel, New York City (Jeffrey P. Metzler of counsel), for respondent.

Order affirmed, with costs.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GRAFFEO, J.

In 2011, the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS)—the entity charged with providing Temporary Housing Assistance (THA) to homeless men and women in New York City—announced the adoption of a new Eligibility Procedure that required that applicants meet a need standard and cooperate with intake workers in relation to investigations of need. The Council...

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