Caesar Bellamy and his three dogs lived in public housing administered by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
When Caesar took his leashless dogs to the roof, where three police officers were conducting a routine patrol, one of the pooches attacked and injured a cop.
After Caesar's tenancy was terminated, he filed an administrative proceeding -- pursuant to CPLR Article 78 -- which got the case before the Appellate Division, Second Department.
Since it thought NYCHA's determination had "substantial" evidentiary support, and didn't think the penalty of eviction was "disproportionate to the offense," the AD2 allowed the termination of Bellamy's tenancy to stand.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Matter of Bellamy v. Hernandez