Apartment Occupant Has No Standing in Eviction Case

August 31, 2011

LVT Number: #23604

Landlord sued to evict tenant and other occupant. The court ruled for landlord. Occupant appealed, claiming that he was a “permanent tenant” under the hotel stabilization provisions of the Rent Stabilization Code. But no landlord-tenant relationship was ever established between landlord and occupant. Tenant’s tenancy was properly terminated, and the occupant had no standing to claim any right to remain in the apartment.

Landlord sued to evict tenant and other occupant. The court ruled for landlord. Occupant appealed, claiming that he was a “permanent tenant” under the hotel stabilization provisions of the Rent Stabilization Code. But no landlord-tenant relationship was ever established between landlord and occupant. Tenant’s tenancy was properly terminated, and the occupant had no standing to claim any right to remain in the apartment.

Chelsea 139 LLC v. Saunders: NYLJ, 8/23/11, p. 22, col.2 (App. T. 1 Dept.; Lowe III, PJ, Schoenfeld, Hunter Jr., JJ)

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