I’m home-ing in on the truth, hiram foe insists

ASSEMBLYMAN and City Council hopeful Francisco Moya is defending himself from allegations he lied about his residency — saying the house in Corona, Queens, he shares with his parents is his true home.

“This is my home. This is where I live. I’ve never hid from it," Moya said Monday at the 46th Ave. house he co-owns with his father, Edgar.

Rival Hiram Monserrate — who is trying to make a comeback after being booted from the state Senate for domestic violence and doing jail time for corruption — last week slammed Moya for claiming two primary residences at once. He charged Moya really lives at the Long Island City luxury condo he bought in 2010, mocking his contention he still lives with his folks.

“He can say I live with Mommy and Daddy. I'm happy to be caring for my elderly parents,” Moya said. “At least my parents have a son that they can be proud of.”

To get a federally backed mortgage on the Long Island City condo, Moya agreed he would live there for at least a year. Months later, he became co-owner of the family home and received a property tax exemption offered only for primary residences. Moya said he never moved into the condo. As for the mortgage requirement, he provided a letter from Chase, which took over his mortgage, saying the bank “has no objection to the renting or leasing of the property.”