The granddaughter of a deceased Mitchell-Lama co-op tenant in an apartment regulated by HPD claimed succession rights after tenant died. HPD held a hearing and ruled against the granddaughter, who filed an Article 78...
Landlord sued to evict the estate of deceased rent-stabilized tenant and remaining apartment occupant. Landlord claimed that tenant illegally sublet the apartment to occupant. Occupant claimed that he had succession...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant after rent-controlled tenant died. The occupant claimed succession rights as a nontraditional family member. Occupant had moved into the apartment in 2015 as tenant's...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupants after rent-stabilized tenant died. One of the occupants claimed that she was tenant's granddaughter and that she had succession rights. The trial court ruled for the...
NYCHA tenant's grandson claimed succession rights to tenant's apartment after she died. NYCHA held a hearing and denied the grandson's request. The grandson then filed an Article 78 court appeal, claiming...
Tenant asked the DHCR to rule on whether she was a rent-controlled tenant. Tenant claimed that she had succession rights from prior rent-controlled tenant. The DRA ruled for tenant. She moved into the apartment prior...
The wife of a deceased rent-stabilized tenant claimed succession rights and complained to the DHCR that landlord refused to give her a renewal lease. The DRA ruled for the wife and directed landlord to offer a rent-...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's estate and her daughter after tenant died and the daughter advised landlord that she was claiming succession rights. Landlord claimed illegal sublet against the...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenants for nonprimary residence. Tenants' daughter claimed succession rights. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenants appealed and lost, then appealed again to a higher...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for not renewing her lease. Landlord also named apartment occupant, who was tenant's aunt, in the eviction proceeding. The tenant had moved out, and the aunt claimed...
Rent-controlled tenant complained of rent overcharge. Landlord claimed that tenant was a second successor tenant and that it therefore was entitled to collect a vacancy increase from the tenant. The DRA found that...
