PRIMARY RESIDENCE

Tenant Claimed He Had No NYC Address on Tax Returns

September 24, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Matthew Livits, Esq. of the Manhattan law firm of Smyth Law P.C., attorneys for the landlord.)

Corporate Tenant Used Rent-Stabilized Apartment for Different Directors Over Time

August 13, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict corporate tenant from rent-stabilized apartment based on nonprimary residence. The court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost. Landlord initially leased the apartment to corporate...

Landlord Proves Tenant Didn't Primarily Reside in Apartment

July 27, 2018    

(Decision submitted by Noah Levenson of the Manhattan law firm of Levy Tolman LLP, attorneys for the landlord.)

Tenant Claimed Apartment Was Her Primary Residence While She Cared for Ailing Mother

June 23, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Tenant claimed that she maintained the apartment as her primary residence and stayed with her mother only to care for her. The court denied...

Tenant Can't Prove Nine-Month Absence from Apartment Was for Medical Reasons

March 14, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord. Tenant appealed and lost, then appealed to a higher court that again ruled against tenant. The trial...

Landlord Can't Use the Same "Golub" Notice for Second Eviction Case

February 16, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The case was dismissed after a traverse hearing where landlord didn't prove proper service. Landlord then started another eviction...

New Trial Needed on Whether Tenant's Pennsylvania Home Was Primary Residence

January 25, 2018    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled for landlord, finding that tenant split her time almost evenly between the apartment and a Pennsylvania home. Tenant...

Is Apartment Rent-Stabilized Tenant's Primary Residence?

December 17, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The court ruled for landlord after a trial. Tenant appealed, and the court reopened the case and sent it back for a new trial. The trial court...

Mitchell-Lama Apartment Not Tenant's Primary Residence

October 28, 2017    

HPD determined that  Mitchell-Lama co-op tenant didn't occupy apartment as her primary residence and that landlord therefore could evict her. Tenant filed an Article 78 appeal and lost. There was substantial...

Landlord Doesn't Prove Tenant Lived in Another Neighborhood Building

September 27, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled against landlord and dismissed the case. Landlord presented no documentary proof that tenant lived at another address....

Tenant Who Cared for Ailing Parents in Georgia Kept Apartment as Primary Residence

August 15, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. The trial court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. The trial court fairly interpreted the evidence. Tenant's absence from the...

Rent-Stabilized Tenants Use Two Adjoining Apartments as One Primary Residence

July 20, 2017    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenants, claiming nonprimary residence. Tenants, in their 80s, had lived together in the two adjoining apartments for over 40 years. The apartments were a studio and a one-...