Daughter Claiming Pass-on Rights Must Produce Relevant Social Media Posts
LVT Number: #28646
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's daughter from apartment after tenant died. The daughter claimed succession rights. Landlord sought document production as part of pre-trial questioning, including proof of the daughter's claimed relationship to tenant, federal and state income tax returns, insurance information, bank statements, phone bills, and her contract for casting in a reality TV show. Landlord also sought the daughter's social media posts in connection with third-party entities. The court ruled for landlord but limited production of social media posts to the two-year period before tenant's death and narrowed those demands to redact all content except for location stated on the post and where the post used words such as "home," "residence," or words meaning residence.
Renaissance Equity Holdings LLC v. Webber: Index No. 067532/17, NYLJ 8/7/18, p. 21, col. 1 (Civ. Ct. Kings; 7/27/18; Wang, J)