Nonrenewal Notice Didn't Give Enough Facts

February 1, 1996

LVT Number: 10332

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court and appeals court ruled for tenant and dismissed landlord's petition. Landlord's notice of nonrenewal of tenant's lease stated that tenant had abandoned the apartment and had assigned or sublet it without landlord's consent. But landlord's notice didn't contain specific facts or particular claims. The notice was insufficient, since the rent stabilization code requires that a nonrenewal notice state the facts necessary to establish the existence of the grounds for nonrenewal.

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court and appeals court ruled for tenant and dismissed landlord's petition. Landlord's notice of nonrenewal of tenant's lease stated that tenant had abandoned the apartment and had assigned or sublet it without landlord's consent. But landlord's notice didn't contain specific facts or particular claims. The notice was insufficient, since the rent stabilization code requires that a nonrenewal notice state the facts necessary to establish the existence of the grounds for nonrenewal.

Ninth Street Assoc. v. Steinman: NYLJ, p. 29, col. 2 (1/17/96) (App. T. 1 Dept.; Parness, JP, McCooe, Freedman, JJ)

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