Maryna Pashchenko v. Boston Housing Authority (SPR 20253638)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 17, 2025 SPR25/3638 Dean Papademetriou, Esq. General Counsel 52 Chauncy Street, 10th Floor Boston, MA 02111 Dear Attorney Papademetriou: I have received the petition of Maryna Pashchenko appealing the nonresponse of the Boston Housing Authority (Authority) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 24, 2025, Ms. Pashchenko requested “complete clarification and documentation regarding the recertification notices issued to me in 2025[.]” Specifically, Ms. Pashchenko sought the following: [1] [Regarding a] July 1, 2025 Notice (“Failure to Supply Complete Information”)[:] [W]hy my recertification was opened in July in 2025[;] who initiated this deviation from the established December cycle[;] and on what basis the July 11 deadline was created[;] [2] [Regarding an] August 11, 2025 Notice (“Second and Final Opportunity to Recertify”)[:] [T]he date on which the alleged first notice was issued[;] [c]opies of that notice[;] and [d]ocumentation supporting the “second and final” designation[.] [3] [Regarding a] September 3, 2025 Notice (“Notice of Tenant Share – Annual Reexamination”)[:] [W]hen [the Authority] considers the 2025 recertification to have been officially opened[;] and the basis for the September 3 reexamination notation[.] [4] [Regarding a] [f]ull 2025 Recertification Documentation[:] The exact date on which [the Authority] changed my recertification cycle from December to July[;] [the] name and title of the individual(s) who authorized this change[;] [a]ll internal documentation supporting or approving this change[;] [a]ll notices [the Authority] believes were issued to me for the 2025 cycle[;] [a]ll internal system entries related to my household’s recertification in 2025[;] [w]ritten confirmation One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us

Dean Papademetriou, Esq. SPR25/3638 Page 2 December 17, 2025 whether my long-standing December cycle (2015–2024) remains in effect or was formally altered[;] [and] [i]f altered: when, why, and by whom[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/3638, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Authority provided Ms. Pashchenko with a response on December 16, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Authority’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Pashchenko may appeal the substantive nature of the Authority’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Maryna Pashchenko