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Tenant's Son Can't Get Apartment That Tenant Didn’t Live In

April 26, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Tenant’s son appeared, claimed succession rights, and asked the court to dismiss the case. The court ruled for landlord. Landlord claimed...

Prior Tenant, Who Transferred Apartment to Son, Remained Rent Stabilized or Had Pass-On Rights

April 26, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict occupant of rent-stabilized apartment. Occupant claimed that she had lived there since 1991. Alternatively, she claimed succession rights. Occupant had been the tenant of the apartment but...

Tenant's Wife Claims Succession Rights After Tenant Agrees to Move Out

April 26, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant signed a settlement agreement converting the case to a holdover proceeding and providing for a final judgment in landlord...

Tenant's Sister Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment

April 19, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Tenant’s sister appeared in response and claimed succession rights. The court ruled for the sister and dismissed the case. Landlord...

Tenant's Daughter Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment

April 19, 2016    

The DHCR granted succession rights claim of rent-controlled tenant’s daughter. Landlord filed an Article 78 appeal, claiming that the DHCR’s decision was unreasonable. The court ruled against landlord,...

Granddaughter Can't Get Tenant's Rent-Stabilized Apartment

April 19, 2016    

Rent-stabilized tenant’s granddaughter claimed succession rights to tenant’s apartment. The DHCR ruled against the granddaughter, who then filed an Article 78 appeal claiming that the DHCR’s...

Tenant's Son Can't Get Apartment

March 22, 2016    

Tenant's grandson claimed succession rights to tenant's NYCHA apartment. NYCHA ruled against the grandson, who then filed an Article 78 appeal. NYCHA had ruled after a hearing that the grandson failed to...

Grandniece Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment

March 16, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant’s grandniece after tenant died. The grandniece claimed succession rights, and the court ruled in her favor. Landlord appealed and lost. The grandniece showed that...

Tenant's Daughter Can't Get Rent-Controlled Apartment

March 16, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant’s daughter after tenant died. The daughter claimed succession rights. The trial court ruled against the daughter, who appealed and lost. The trial court fairly...

Trial Needed to Determine Whether Tenant’s Grandson Has Succession Rights

February 18, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict rent-controlled tenant for nonprimary residence after learning that tenant moved to a nursing home in July 2008. Tenant’s grandson claimed succession rights. He had lived in the apartment...

Tenant's Grandson Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment

February 18, 2016    

Landlord sued to evict apartment occupants after rent-stabilized tenant died in January 2015. Occupants, who were tenant’s son and grandson, claimed succession rights. They asked the court to rule in their...

NYCHA Tenant's Stepdaughter Can't Get Apartment

February 16, 2016    

NYCHA apartment occupant claimed succession rights after her tenant-stepfather died. Landlord NYCHA ruled against occupant after a hearing. Occupant then filed an Article 78 court appeal and lost. NYCHA’s...