Tenant's Grandson Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment

The grandson of a rent-stabilized tenant claimed succession rights and complained that landlord refused to give him a renewal lease in his own name. The DRA ruled for the grandson. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that succession issues should be decided in court. But the DHCR can also rule on succession claims. The grandson proved he had lived in the apartment as his primary residence for at least two years before tenant died. The grandson submitted voter registration records showing that he actively voted from the apartment since 2007, as well as a driver's license and auto registration records connecting him to the apartment. Tenant's housekeeper also submitted a letter stating that the grandson lived at the apartment with tenant since 2007. The grandson's 2008 federal tax return also listed the apartment as his address.  

Plaza Realty Investors, Inc.: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. AR110026RO (1/1/15) [3-pg. doc.]