Hi hope I can be helpful,
Dealing with NYCHA and there employees who most times don't know the rules and regulations themselves, I'm realy hoping I can be helpful.
According to "NYCHA's Tenant Selection and Assignment Plan" "VI. Tenants Transfers within Public Housing A. The Transfer Process: Housing Authority tenants shall be permitted to apply for a transfer from one apartment or project to another. To do so, they must submit a written request to the manager of the project at which they reside, on the form designated by the Housing Authority, showing the reason for the transfer request.(Theis requirement does not apply in the cases specified below where a tenant refuses to request an appropriate transfer). If the project manager denies the request, he or she shall notify the tenant in writing of the reason for denial. If the project manager approves the request, he or she shall assign a priority code to it and send it to FLD. If FLD denies the transfer request, the tenant shall receive notice in writing of the reason for the denial. If FLD approves the transfer request, and the tenant family meets all other transfer requirements (including a criminal background check where required), the transfered process shall be effected.
According to this you don't have to wait or live there for a year to request a transfer and it is true housing employees do state you have to live there for a year before you can request a transfer.
NYCHA also have Transfer Priorities codes and yours can be: "Code T4, Tenants who are: Overcrowded based on the approve occupancy of the apartment. Transferees who are "overcrowded" must choose their current project unless the project contains no apartment so the size required. In thes cases transferees who need apartments of five bedrooms or more may choose only the borough in which they wish to live (thes requests shall be certified by FLD); those who need apartments of four bedrooms or less may choose any project designated as aticipating vacanicies on the Guide (these requests shall be certified to the selcect project)."
I believe you can use this clause because if I'm not mistaken the household size for your apartment is 2 but, because your have a daughter and not a son she is suppose to have her own bedroom. In fact if I'm not mistaken you are even eligible for a two bedroom because your child is a girl. So when you put in your request for a bigger appartment state the codes and also the fact that your child is a girl. I don't know her age but that also helps to factor in if you can get a 1 or 2 bedroom.
Hope this was helpful and if you need the full document email me your mailing address to
bmarin72@yahoo.com and I will sent it to you.
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