IN RE: Edwin FERMIN (2009)

Determination of the New York City Housing Authority, dated September 19, 2007, adopting the decision of the hearing officer, which dismissed petitioner's remaining-family member grievance, unanimously confirmed, petition denied and the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78, (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, New York County [Herman Cahn, J.], entered August 22, 2008), dismissed, without costs.

The determination is supported by substantial evidence (see 300 Gramatan Ave. Assoc. v. State Div. of Human Rights, 45 N.Y.2d 176, 180-181, 408 N.Y.S.2d 54, 379 N.E.2d 1183 [1978];  Matter of Pell v. Board of Educ. of Union Free School Dist. No. 1 of Towns of Scarsdale & Mamaroneck, Westchester County, 34 N.Y.2d 222, 231, 356 N.Y.S.2d 833, 313 N.E.2d 321 [1974] ).   Petitioner did not qualify as a remaining family member, since, although he originally entered the household lawfully, he left in 1993, and thereafter was not included in the tenants' annual income reports.   This evidence is sufficient to support the Housing Authority's determination (see Matter of Aponte v. New York City Hous. Auth., 48 A.D.3d 229, 850 N.Y.S.2d 427 [2008];  Matter of Abdil v. Martinez, 307 A.D.2d 238, 242, 763 N.Y.S.2d 262 [2003] ).   Moreover, petitioner's 2003 request that he be granted permission to join the household permanently, which indicated that petitioner was not living in the subject apartment, was denied, and no grievance was filed or appeal taken (see Matter of Davis v. Franco, 270 A.D.2d 55, 56, 704 N.Y.S.2d 56 [2000] ).   We reject petitioner's assertion that the hearing officer should have considered the totality of the circumstances, such as mitigating factors and hardship to petitioner (see Matter of Featherstone v. Franco, 95 N.Y.2d 550, 554, 720 N.Y.S.2d 93, 742 N.E.2d 607 [2000];  Matter of McFarlane v. New York City Hous. Auth., 9 A.D.3d 289, 290, 780 N.Y.S.2d 135 [2004];  Matter of Wooten v. Finkle, 285 A.D.2d 407, 408-409, 728 N.Y.S.2d 152 [2001] ).   Moreover, petitioner's evidence did not establish that he continuously resided in the premises, or that the agency was aware of such residence and acquiesced in it (see McFarlane, 9 A.D.3d at 291, 780 N.Y.S.2d 135).

We have considered petitioner's remaining contentions and find them unavailing.