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

February 18, 2014    

Rent-stabilized tenant's nephew claimed pass-on rights to tenant's apartment and complained that landlord refused to offer him a renewal lease in his own name. The nephew claimed that he moved into the...

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

February 17, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's niece after tenant died. The niece claimed succession rights to the apartment. The court ruled for landlord without a trial. The niece appealed and lost. Since...

Tenant's Mother Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment

January 15, 2014    

Rent-stabilized tenant's mother complained that landlord refused to give her a renewal lease after tenant moved out of the apartment. Landlord claimed that the mother had no succession rights. The DRA ruled for...

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

January 13, 2014    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's sister after tenant moved out of the apartment. The sister claimed succession rights. Landlord claimed that there was no question of fact and asked the court to...

Tenant's Grandson Claims Succession Rights

December 16, 2013    

Landlord sued to eject rent-controlled tenant and her grandson, claiming that tenant failed to maintain the apartment as her primary residence. Tenant had moved into a nursing home in 2009. The court ruled for...

Nephew Gets Rent-Controlled Apartment

December 13, 2013    

Landlord asked the DHCR to determine whether deceased tenant's nephews had succession rights to tenant's rent-controlled apartment. Tenant had lived in the apartment from 1959 until she died at age 71 in 2006...

Family Member Gets Rent-Stabilized Apartment

December 12, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenant's immediate family member complained that landlord refused to give him a renewal lease after tenant died. He claimed succession rights to the apartment. The DRA initially ruled for the...

Daughter Can't Get Rent-Stabilized Apartment

November 14, 2013    

Rent-stabilized tenant's daughter claimed succession rights and complained to the DHCR in 2010 that landlord refused to give her a lease. The DRA ruled against the daughter, who appealed and lost. She argued that...

Mitchell-Lama Tenants' Son Gets Apartment

November 13, 2013    

The DHCR denied a son's appeal from landlord limited-profit housing company's rejection of his application for succession rights to tenants' Mitchell-Lama apartment. The son filed an Article 78 court...

Landlord Claims Tenant's Son Uncooperative in Pretrial Questioning

October 13, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's son after tenant died. The son claimed that he had lived in the apartment for 38 years before tenant died in March 2012. The court granted landlord's request to...

New Trial Needed on Wife's Claim to Apartment

August 6, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict the wife of deceased rent-controlled tenant. She claimed succession rights, but landlord claimed that she had been absent from the apartment for a portion of the required two-year occupancy...

Landlord Entitled to Pretrial Questioning

August 6, 2013    

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant's grandson after tenant moved out of the apartment. The grandson claimed succession rights. The court granted landlord's request for permission to conduct...