Mokatish v. Fairfield Housing Authority CA1/2
Appellant Magid Mokatish has received Section 8 housing voucher assistance from respondent Fairfield Housing Authority (FHA) since 1998. In 2004, Mokatish was convicted of a violation of Penal Code section 288, subdivision (c)(1) (section 288(c)(1)), committing a lewd or lascivious act upon a child of 14 or 15 years by a person at least 10 years older than the child. It is undisputed that he was incarcerated for more than 180 days, and required to register as a sex offender. After completing his sentence, he returned to the family’s home and periodically completed recertification forms for the FHA indicating that he was convicted of a crime and was a registered sex offender. Many years passed. In 2013, Mokatish sent a letter to the FHA asking for a “reasonable accommodation” due to disability hardship, again identifying himself as a registered sex offender. Shortly thereafter, the FHA proposed termination of Mokatish’s housing assistance; Mokatish requested a hearing, and
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