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How to Request a Fair Hearing

To request a fair hearing, you may fax, write, or call the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), Office of Administrative Hearings at: P.O. BOX 1930, Albany, N.Y. 12201-1930. Fax: 518-473-6735. Phone: 518-474-8781; Toll Free in NYS 1-800-342-3334. You can also request a fair hearing online at: http://www.otda.state.ny.us/oah/forms.asp

In New York City, you may also request a fair hearing in person at either of the two OTDA Office of Administrative Hearings located at 14 Boerum Place, 1st Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11201 or 330 West 34th Street, 3rd Floor New York, New York 10001.

There are time limits on requesting a fair hearing, so it is usually best to request a fair hearing as soon as possible.  Keep a copy of your request for your records.  Once the fair hearing request is processed, you should receive an acknowledgment form and a scheduling notice from the State. For more information, please see: http://www.otda.state.ny.us/oah/faq2.asp#Ask%20for%20FH

Fair hearing requests must go to the State, not to your local Job Center, Food Stamp Center, Medicaid Office, local legal services office, or to Project FAIR.  If you do not receive an acknowledgement form confirming your fair hearing request within a few weeks, you may want to call OTDA to follow up with your request. 

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PLEASE NOTE :  Project FAIR only provides legal advice and assistance through its partner organizations, and cannot provide individual representation or respond to individual client calls.  If you need further assistance, please contact one of the above organizations for more information.  For additional information or referrals, you may also visit the Project FAIR table at 14 Boerum Place in Brooklyn, Monday – Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

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Information contained on this web site was prepared by Project FAIR, a collaborative economic justice initiative. This web site contains legal information, but it should not be considered legal advice and can not be considered as a substitute legal advice and representation by a qualified attorney.