Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenants, a married couple, for nonprimary residence when their renewal lease expired in 2015. The wife had died in 2014, and the husband moved out at some unknown date during...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for failing to sign a renewal lease. Tenant's son, who was an apartment occupant, appeared in court and claimed succession rights. The court ruled for the son,...
Landlord sent the granddaughter of deceased rent-controlled tenant a notice to quit tenant's apartment, claiming that she had moved in after tenant died. The granddaughter then sued landlord, seeking a permanent...
Tenant's son sued landlord NYCHA for illegal lockout. NYCHA asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that occupant didn't have legal standing to claim illegal lockout. The son claimed that he had lived...
Rent-stabilized tenant moved into the apartment in 1975. In 1984, tenant remained in the apartment when the building was converted to a non-eviction cooperative. When tenant died in 2008, the apartment owner gave...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's son after tenant died. The son claimed succession rights to the apartment. The trial court ruled for the son and ordered landlord to offer him a renewal lease....
Family members of Mitchell-Lama building tenant claimed succession rights to the apartment after tenant moved out. HPD ruled against the family members. The family members then filed an Article 78 court appeal,...
NYCHA tenant's daughter sought succession rights to an apartment after tenant died. NYCHA ruled against the daughter after a hearing, and tenant then filed an Article 78 court appeal. The daughter claimed that...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. Tenant's niece, who occupied the unit, claimed succession rights. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the niece's claim without...
Rent-controlled tenant's son claimed that he had succession rights to tenant's apartment and asked the DHCR for a ruling on this question. The DRA ruled against the son, who appealed and lost. The DRA found...
Rent-stabilized tenant's daughter complained in December 2017 that landlord refused to give her a renewal lease although she had succession rights to the apartment after tenant moved out. The daughter claimed...
Apartment occupant complained to the DHCR that landlord refused to give him a rent-stabilized renewal lease even though he had succession rights to tenant's apartment. The DRA ruled for occupant and directed...
