Mitchell-Lama landlord notified tenant's son that he must vacate the apartment after tenant died. The son claimed succession rights and appealed to HPD. HPD ruled against the son, who filed an Article 78 appeal....
The brother of Mitchell-Lama co-op shareholder tenant sought succession rights to an apartment after tenant moved out. HPD ruled against the brother, who filed an Article 78 appeal. He claimed that HPD's decision...
The nephew of a deceased Mitchell-Lama tenant sought succession rights to the apartment. HPD ruled against the nephew after a hearing. The nephew filed an Article 78 court appeal and lost. The court and appeals court...
Landlord sued to evict apartment occupant, claiming that she entered into occupancy of the apartment under a license granted by the prior, deceased tenant. Landlord claimed that tenant died in 2016 and that occupant...
Landlord sued to evict hotel-stabilized SRO tenant for nonprimary residence. Landlord claimed that tenant didn’t live in the unit but let her brother live there without landlord’s consent. The brother...
HPD determined that tenant’s grandson didn’t have succession rights to tenant's Mitchell-Lama apartment after tenant died. The grandson filed an Article 78 court appeal of HPD’s decision,...
(Decision submitted by David Hershey-Webb of the Manhattan law firm of Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph LLP, attorneys for the tenant.)
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant’s son after tenant died. The son claimed succession rights. After pre-trial questioning, landlord asked the court to rule in its favor without a trial. The court...
The daughter of deceased NYCHA tenant filed an Article 78 appeal of NYCHA’s denial of her succession rights claim to the apartment. The court ruled for the daughter, but NYCHA appealed and won. NYCHA’s...
Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant’s grandson after tenant died. The court granted the grandson’s request to dismiss the case. In a prior court case, the court had ruled that the grandson had...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant’s estate, as well as remaining apartment occupant, for nonpayment of rent. Tenant’s last renewal lease had expired, there was no representative appointed for...
