Tenant Can't Prove Nine-Month Absence from Apartment Was for Medical Reasons
LVT Number: #28258
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost, then appealed to a higher court that again ruled against tenant. The trial court fairly interpreted the evidence when it ruled not credible tenant's claim that her nine-month absence from the apartment while in Florida during 2010 was for medical reasons.
Houston Street Management Co. v. LaCroix: 2018 NY Slip Op 01241, 2018 WL 1003539 (App. Div. 1 Dept.; 2/22/18; Friedman, JP, Gische, Mazzarelli, Kern, Singh, JJ)