Girlfriend Didn't Have Long-Term Relationship with Tenant

July 31, 1993

LVT Number: 8070

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant and roommate after tenant moved out of the apartment. Tenant never appeared in court. Roommate claimed she was entitled to remain because she'd been tenant's girlfriend and had lived with tenant for 2-1/2 years. The trial court ruled for roommate, and landlord appealed. The appeals court ruled for landlord. Tenant didn't have a family relationship with roommate. Tenant moved out because the relationship had soured. They'd shared household expenses, but didn't intermingle their bank accounts or credit cards.

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant and roommate after tenant moved out of the apartment. Tenant never appeared in court. Roommate claimed she was entitled to remain because she'd been tenant's girlfriend and had lived with tenant for 2-1/2 years. The trial court ruled for roommate, and landlord appealed. The appeals court ruled for landlord. Tenant didn't have a family relationship with roommate. Tenant moved out because the relationship had soured. They'd shared household expenses, but didn't intermingle their bank accounts or credit cards. Each named other people as beneficiaries on their life insurance policies. Roommate claimed she wasn't making tenant the beneficiary until they got married. But this didn't happen and was never formally planned. Roommate also showed no mutual intent for a long-term, emotionally committed, relationship.

GSL Enterprises v. Goldstein: NYLJ, p. 22, col. 2 (7/13/93) (App. T. 1 Dept.; Parness, JP, Miller, McCooe, JJ)

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