By way of a special proceeding--brought pursuant to CPLR Article 78--Catalina Rodriguez challenged the New York City Housing Authority's termination of her tenancy based on "nondesirability" and chronic non-payment of rent.
Apparently, back in 2009, Catalina pled guilty to the criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. Some two years earlier, in 2007, she plead guilty to "criminal facilitation" for selling crack cocaine to an undercover officer at the housing project where she lived. And, to add insult to injury, the housing project's manager testified that the lady often paid her rent late.
When it got the case, the Appellate Division, First Department, confirmed the outcome. While mindful of her rehabilitation efforts, given Catalina's history of misconduct, the AD1 thought that eviction was appropriate.
Now that was certainly undesirable.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Matter of Rodriguez v. The New York City Hous. Auth.