Landlord Can Evict Apartment Occupant

March 31, 2010

LVT Number: #22567

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, who claimed that he was a tenant. The court and appeals court ruled against him. The occupant never signed a lease and never paid rent to landlord. The building was operated under the Tenant Interim Lease Program. Any rights occupant had to remain in the apartment were based only on tenant’s rights, and tenant had defaulted.

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, who claimed that he was a tenant. The court and appeals court ruled against him. The occupant never signed a lease and never paid rent to landlord. The building was operated under the Tenant Interim Lease Program. Any rights occupant had to remain in the apartment were based only on tenant’s rights, and tenant had defaulted.

611 West 141st Street Tenants Association v. Mirovich: NYLJ, 3/24/10, p. 33, col. 1 (A.T. 1 Dept.; McKeon, PJ, Schoenfeld, J)

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