Tenant Illegally Sublet Apartment

July 23, 2015

LVT Number: #26302

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for unauthorized subletting. Landlord claimed that tenant and his family lived in another rent-stabilized apartment while subletting landlord’s apartment to an unrelated individual. Tenant claimed that his family moved out because he and his wife were separated but that he remained in landlord’s apartment with a roommate. The court ruled for landlord. Records from Con Edison and Bronx housing court, as well as DHCR rent registrations and tax records showed that tenant lived with his family at the other address.

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for unauthorized subletting. Landlord claimed that tenant and his family lived in another rent-stabilized apartment while subletting landlord’s apartment to an unrelated individual. Tenant claimed that his family moved out because he and his wife were separated but that he remained in landlord’s apartment with a roommate. The court ruled for landlord. Records from Con Edison and Bronx housing court, as well as DHCR rent registrations and tax records showed that tenant lived with his family at the other address. Tenant’s claim that he still lived in landlord’s one-bedroom apartment with the “roommate” and the roommate’s family wasn’t credible. Tenant was given 10 days to cure the illegal sublet or face eviction.

 

 

 
1466 Holding Ltd. v. Barasona: Index No. L&T 025483/2014, NYLJ 1202728631761 (Civ. Ct. Bronx; 5/29/15; Vargas, J)

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