Landlord Shows Tenant Virtually Abandoned Apartment

January 20, 2015

LVT Number: #25900

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Among other things, landlord presented compelling photographs that showed that tenant kept the apartment in a state of disarray, with a refrigerator, bathtub, and sink in a state of disuse and debris throughout. There also was no bed in the apartment, and electrical use during the two-year period before tenant's last renewal lease expired was virtually nil.

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Among other things, landlord presented compelling photographs that showed that tenant kept the apartment in a state of disarray, with a refrigerator, bathtub, and sink in a state of disuse and debris throughout. There also was no bed in the apartment, and electrical use during the two-year period before tenant's last renewal lease expired was virtually nil.

West 88th Street LLC v. Henriquez: 45 Misc.3d 133(A), 2014 NY Slip Op 51685(U) (App. T. 1 Dept.; 12/1/14; Lowe, PJ, Shulman, Hunter Jr., JJ)

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