Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Son Claims Succession Rights

Rent-stabilized tenant's son complained that landlord overcharged him and refused to give him a renewal lease in his name after tenant moved out. The DRA ruled against the son because he didn't submit requested information to prove his succession claim. The son appealed, and the case was reopened. With his PAR, the son noted that, he had requested additional time from the DRA and that it took a very long time to receive the requested documentation from tenant, who was in Colombia. He also had to have the documents translated. The son now submitted a translated birth certificate, a letter from tenant stating that the son had lived in the apartment with her from 1997 to 2015, and that she then moved to Colombia. The son showed why he wasn't able to submit the documents to the DRA, and the case was sent back to the DRA for consideration of the son's succession claim.

Henao: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. FN110042RT (9/14/17) [3-pg. doc.]